It is the first academic journal to focus exclusively on representations of romantic love across national and disciplinary boundaries
We are open to submissions from a wide range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary contexts, including but not limited to: cultural studies, literary studies, gender studies, publishing studies, history, sociology, philosophy, psychology, anthropology, political science, law, and music. Since this is an electronic publication, we also welcome multimedia and artwork contributions documenting the world of popular romance in, on, and about the African continent. We welcome articles discussing works by authors on the African continent as well as African authors in the diaspora. We seek submissions on (but not limited to) the following topics:
IASPR is a thirteen-year old scholarly association dedicated to fostering and promoting the scholarly exploration of all popular representations of romantic love
- Popular romance publishing industries on the African continent
- Self-publishing and other alternative forms of text circulation in Africa or by African authors
- Interrogating femininity, masculinity, sexuality, race, gender, ethnicity and religion
- The pleasures of erotic desire
- Subversion, alternatives and alterations to the (Western) romance formula
- Social engagement and social critique in African popular romance
- Interviews with romance authors from Africa
- Analysing the culture of reading clubs and reading groups in Africa
The Journal of Popular Romance Studies (JPRS) is published by the International Association for the Study of Popular Romance (IASPR). (more…)