Thanks to a generous donation from American romance novelist Kathleen Gilles Seidel, travel support for junior scholars will be available for “Think
Globally, Love Locally,” the Seventh International Conference on Popular Romance.
This Seidel Travel Grant is intended to foster the
future of scholarship on romance in genre fiction, film, TV, and other
forms of popular culture by helping with travel costs for graduate
students, non-tenured faculty (tenure stream or
contingent / adjunct), and independent scholars attending the 2018
IASPR conference in Sydney, Australia.
Eligible scholars whose proposals have been
accepted for the conference may apply for the Seidel Travel Grant.
Details on how to apply will be included in the proposal acceptance
email. All funds will be disbursed by check or cash at the
conference.
Seidel wrote her first romance novel not long after
finishing her Ph.D. in English literature at Johns Hopkins University.
In addition to her many acclaimed novels, including the RITA-award
winning contemporary romance Again (1995), she
is the author of “Judge Me By the Joy I Bring,” the final essay in the 1992 anthology, Dangerous Men, Adventurous Women.
A supporter of IASPR since its inception, Seidel
has funded travel grants for graduate students, independent scholars,
and untenured faculty presenting on popular romance at the Popular
Culture Association national conference and at IASPR’s
international gatherings. We are grateful for her generous and
continuing support.
[The text of this announcement comes from IASPR itself.]
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