(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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Main Author: Weston Leo Richey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Association for the Study of Popular Romance (IASPR) 2023-06-01
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/