‘Some Fashions in Love’: Victoria Cross and the Contestation of Compulsory Monogamy
This article examines how the Anglo-Indian author “Victoria Cross” (Annie-Sophie Cory) challenges mononormativity – the normalised idea that monogamy is the “right” or even “natural” form of romantic love – within the framework of popular romance fiction. Cross not only describes or recreates contem...
Main Author: | Cornelia Wächter |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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International Association for the Study of Popular Romance (IASPR)
2020-08-01
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Series: | Journal of Popular Romance Studies |
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Online Access: | https://www.jprstudies.org/2020/08/some-fashions-in-love-victoria-cross-and-the-contestation-of-compulsory-monogamy/ |
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