Becoming a Woman Through Romance

ISBN-13: 9780367339098 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 226 str.

Linda K. Christian-Smith

Opis

Using the theory and interpretive methods of feminism and cultural studies, the author explores the contradictory role that popular culture plays in constructing gender, class, race, age and sexual meanings. First published in 1990, this title combines close textual analyses of 34 teen romance novels with a school study in 3 US schools.

Spis treści

Series Editor’s Introduction.  Acknowledgements.  1. Overview  2. Love Makes the World Go ‘Round’: The Code of Romance  3. Sealed with a Kiss: The Code of Sexuality  4. Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: The Code of Beautification  5. Keepers of Heart and Hearth: Gender, Class, and Race in Romance Fiction  6. Becoming a Woman: Narrative and Femininity  7. Romancing Girls: Romance Fiction and Its Readers  8. The World of Romance and Beyond  9. A Place in the World.  Appendices.  Notes.  Bibliography.  Index.

O autorze

Linda K. Christian-Smith