(Loves) Me, (Loves) Me Not: Unbuilding of Selfhood in the Romance of the Present
This article explores the construction of the self in romance fiction written today and argues for a reading of romance and selfhood through a negativist lens, suggesting that romance is best understood as participating in the relational selfhood as the means by which happily-ever-afters are achieve...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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International Association for the Study of Popular Romance (IASPR)
2023-06-01
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Series: | Journal of Popular Romance Studies |
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Online Access: | https://www.jprstudies.org/2023/06/loves-me-loves-me-not-unbuilding-of-selfhood-in-the-romance-of-the-present/ |