Rethinking the Romance Genre examines why the romance genre has proven such an irresistible form for contemporary writers and filmmakers as they approach global issues. In contemporary texts ranging from literary works, to films, to social media, romance facilitates a range of intimacies that offer new feminist models in the age of globalization.



Autorentext
Emily S. Davis is an Assistant Professor in the English Department at University of Delaware, USA.

Inhalt
Introduction: Unfulfilled Desires: Producing and Consuming the Global Romance 1. 1980s South African Fiction and the Romance of Resistance 2. Rewriting the Colonial Romance: Intimacies Between Women 3. The Gothic Global: Capitalist Excesses, Postcolonial Returns 4. The Intimacies of Globalization: Bodies and Borders On-Screen Conclusion: Electronic Affects
Titel
Rethinking the Romance Genre
Untertitel
Global Intimacies in Contemporary Literary and Visual Culture
EAN
9781137371874
ISBN
978-1-137-37187-4
Format
E-Book (pdf)
Veröffentlichung
05.12.2013
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Wasserzeichen
Dateigrösse
1.11 MB
Anzahl Seiten
236
Jahr
2013
Untertitel
Englisch