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The Creators of Women's Popular Romance Fiction [electronic resource]

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This study examines women's popular romance fiction's role in constructing gender and revealing power structures, while creating a community heritage for romance writers and readers. The textual analysis incorporates cultural studies and women's studies by focusing on gender constructs of power through the medium of popular romance fiction and its many subgenres.

Title The Creators of Women's Popular Romance Fiction [electronic resource] : The Authors Who Gave Women a Genre of Their Own
Edition 1st ed.
Publisher Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press
Creation Date 2009
Notes Description based upon print version of record.
English
Content THE CREATORS OF WOMEN'S POPULAR ROMANCE FICTION: The Authors Who Gave to Women a Genre of Their Own
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1 - Popular Romance Fiction's Use of Power Dynamics in Representing Gender and Sexuality
Chapter 2 - Popular Romance Fiction's Role in Representing History, Gender, and Heritage
Chapter 3 - A Genre of One's Own: Popular Romance Writers and their Communities
Bibliography
Appendix A: Index of Taped Interviews and Transcriptions
Appendix B: List of Interview Questions
Appendix C: Survey/Questionnaire for Writer's GroupAppendix D: Survey for Top Five Choices
Index
Extent 1 online resource (241 p.)
Language English
National Library system number 997010720600805171
MARC RECORDS
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