226 Pages
by
Routledge
226 Pages
by
Routledge
226 Pages
by
Routledge
Also available as eBook on:
A woman is incomplete without a man, motherhood is a woman’s destiny, and a woman’s place is in the home. These conservative political themes are woven throughout teen romance fiction’s sagas of hearts and flowers.
Using the theory and interpretive methods of feminism and cultural studies, Christian-Smith explores the contradictory role that popular culture plays in constructing gender, class,... Read more
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.
Biography
Linda K. Christian-Smith
