Documentary-maker Laurie Kahn invited Eric
to curate some “Resource Pages” of links relevant to topics raised in Love Between the Covers, the romance documentary, and they’re now live! They’re designed to be of use both to teachers and curious readers.The pages include links to video-clips, documents and other web-pages on the topics of
- The Happily Ever After -- and the Tragic Ending
- Race and Romance
- Love Across Cultures
- Jane Austen and the Romance Revolution
- Romance in the Digital Age
What Is Love? Romance Fiction in the Digital Age [...] a two-day Popular Romance Project conference that brought romance authors, readers, publishers, and scholars in many disciplines together for four fascinating panel discussions.The links below take you straight to the videos on Vimeo:
Panel 1 discussed "What Belongs in the Romance Canon?"
Panel 2 asked "What Do The Science and History of Romance Reveal?"
Panel 3 looked at "Community and the Romance Genre"
Panel 4 focused on what's "Trending Now: Where is Romance Fiction Heading in the Digital Age?"
Details about all of the panelists, panels and the introduction to the conference as well as all the videos can be found here.
Also out recently is a podcast featuring Lisa Fletcher,
one of the scholars working on a project called Genre worlds: Australian popular fiction in the 21st century (2016–2019). This project won an RWA (US) grant, followed by a very prestigious grant from the Australia Research Council. Lisa talks about the project’s goals and methodology, as well as other themes and topics in popular fiction that pique her interest. She also talks about the challenges of teaching romance at university, and some of the books and techniques she uses in her classes.The podcast can be found here.
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