Material Information
- Title:
- FEMINISM AND ROMANCE NOVELS
- Physical Description:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Creator:
- Brennan, Abigail
- Publisher:
- New College of Florida
- Place of Publication:
- Sarasota, Fla.
- Publication Date:
- 2014
Thesis/Dissertation Information
- Degree:
- Bachelor's ( B.A.)
- Degree Grantor:
- New College of Florida
- Degree Divisions:
- Social Sciences
- Area of Concentration:
- Sociology, Gender Studies
Subjects
- Genre:
- bibliography ( marcgt )
theses ( marcgt )
government publication (state, provincial, territorial, dependent) ( marcgt )
born-digital ( sobekcm )
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Notes
- Abstract:
- Over the past forty years, romance novels have been subject to much debate among feminists about
whether they are patriarchal, feminist, or unrelated to gender politics. In this study, qualitative
interviews of feminist-identified romance novel readers explore the strategies they use to
interpret romance novels in the light of their political beliefs. Three strategies commonly used by
readers are discussed: the escapist strategy, which says romance novels are unrelated to gender
politics; the critical engagement strategy, which examines and rejects sexist novels; and the
actively feminist strategy, which highlights aspects of romance novels considered feminist. In
addition, many readers see criticism of romance novels as itself sexist. These strategies and beliefs reflect the
liberal feminism of romance novel readers.
- Statement of Responsibility:
- by Abigail Brennan
- Thesis:
- Thesis (B.A.) -- New College of Florida, 2014
- General Note:
- RESTRICTED TO NCF STUDENTS, STAFF, FACULTY, AND ON-CAMPUS USE
- Bibliography:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- General Note:
- This bibliographic record is available under the Creative Commons CC0 public domain dedication. The New College of Florida Libraries, as creator of this bibliographic record, has waived all rights to it worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law.
- General Note:
- Faculty Sponsor: Fairchild, Emily
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- New College of Florida
- Holding Location:
- New College of Florida
- Rights Management:
- Applicable rights reserved.
- Resource Identifier:
- Classification:
- S.T. 2014 B74
- System ID:
- AA00024722:00001
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