The Bachelor (Tell Me About)
Is it real love or fantasy TV? I hope you're here for the right reasons: to learn how The Bachelor franchise produces a fantasy of romantic love. We c...
Shelf Love: A Romance Novel Book Club
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On Shelf Love, we discuss romance novels and how they relate to our personal lives, relationships, and the society that we live in. We also play fun games and recommend other books you might like. Guest hosts include romance reviewers, longtime readers, authors, and newbies to the genre.
"Desirable" Bodies, Choice, and Neoliberalism: The Fictional Romantic Marketplace
How do romantic narratives explore or influence our ideas of which bodies are "desirable"? Dr. Christina Fattore will introduce us to neoliberalism, a...
The Bold and the Beautiful (Tell Me About)
I now pronounce you man and...horse? Kissing mannequins, will Taylor stay dead this time, is Sheila Carter the best Supervillain, and favorite Super C...
How To Catch A Man on the Love Train
Journalist E. Jean Carroll hopped a ride on the Love Train with dozens of romance authors in 1983, hoping to discover "how to catch a man." But did sh...
The Year of the Joyful Hag: Season 3 Is Here!
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096. Scientific Proof of the Romance Reader Stereotype (Finally)
Proving once and for all, using science, the truth of the romance reader stereotype. Warning: this research is about how romance novels and readers ar...
095. Demon Enemies to Lovers: Games with Jodie Slaughter, Live from Copper Dog Books
Romance Author Jodie Slaughter joins Shelf Love Live from Copper Dog Books in Beverly, Massachusetts. Can Jodie identify excerpts from her own books? ...
094. Romance Adaptations: The Curious Case of Julia Quinn's Bridgerton
Who profits from "diverse" romance adaptations? Are white authors making room for creators from marginalized backgrounds to tell their stories? What's...
093. Ice Ice (Planet) Baby: Barbarian's Hope
Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon: it may be a Tik-Tok sensation now, but over a year ago it was a podcast sensation. Dani Lacey invited me as a gue...
092. I've Got No Roots: White Immigrant Assimilation & (Romance) Adaptation
How is whiteness & assimilation assumed in the "land of opportunity" narrative & myth of American immigrants? We explore: how names indicate our roots...