IASPR International Association for the Study of Popular Romance

Check out the new deadline for this CFP!

5 myths about romance fiction, busted – from Fabio to feminism Are romance novels all the same? Are their readers all bored housewives and BookTok girlies? Of course not! Romance experts Jodi McAlister and Jayashree Kamble debunk the myths and deliver the facts.

Then there are some explainers! @profromance.bsky.social & I, as president and VP of @iaspr.bsky.social , came together to write this romance mythbusting piece for Valentine's Day...

Registration for the next meeting of @iaspr.bsky.social is live! www.iaspr.org/conferences/... (You also need to be a IASPR member to present so up that membership if you haven’t yet.)

Calling all scholars of romance, including romance novels, movies, and other media:

Reminder that today is the LAST day to submit a proposal for the 2025 IASPR conference in June.

IASPR is very welcoming to scholars of all kinds!

See details at the link below.

Last chance to submit abstracts for the @iaspr.bsky.social and PCA conferences, romance scholars! Both CFPs close on November 30.

The calls for papers for the @iaspr.bsky.social and PCA Romance conferences close this Saturday 30 November! If you're studying popular romance in any capacity and want to submit an abstract, now's your chance.

Here's the IASPR CFP (Mexico City/online, 24-26 June 2025)...

Join us in Mexico City (or online), June 2025. The submission deadline for abstracts is in 4 days and is unlikely to be extended, so fuel up on turkey/pie/alcohol, and finish that proposal!

Romance Scholars - what would you add?👇

#romancebks #romancescholars #romancegenre

I thought I'd try out making a starter pack. So here's one of romance scholars. Please let me know if you've spotted an omission.

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Where are all the romance scholars on Bluesky?

Add a comment below and share what you study!

If you study popular romance (novels, movies & more!), this call for proposals is for you:

The 2025 IASPR conference theme is "Romantic Regions," exploring evolving relationships between romance, place, and space. #romancebks #CFP

Hybrid Conference: Mexico City
www.iaspr.org/conferences/...