Linda K Christian-Smith

Becoming a Woman Through Romance

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Using the theory and interpretive methods of feminism and cultural studies, the author explores the contradictory role that popular culture plays in constructing gender, class, race, age and sexual meanings. First published in 1990, this title combines close textual analyses of 34 teen romance novels with a school study in 3 US schools.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 268g
• ISBN-13: 9780367339098
• ISBN-10: 0367339099
• Artikelnr.: 62573462

Autorenporträt

Linda K. Christian-Smith

Inhaltsangabe

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.