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July 11, 2009 | Saturday | 1 Comments
There’s a whole lot of something going on at IASPR, the International Association for the Study of Popular Romance. The website is up and running with a whole mess of new features, including a Members’ Forum, which is not exclusively for IASPR members though there is a Members-only section (one hopes that it comes with those cool vinyl jackets with the snap collars, right?). There’s also a Cafe Press store and a slew of upcoming events at RWA next week: Sarah Frantz, Pamela Regis, and NYT best-selling author Sabrina Jeffries will be presenting “If you like the Classics; Or, How…
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May 17, 2009 | Sunday | 6 Comments
I’m a few days tardy on this announcement, which makes me a really crappy board member, but as said board member, I invite you to join IASPR, which is the International Association for the Study of Popular Romance. Or, I Am Sereeus Profssur uf Romanze. You can join online at the IASPR website. Since the collaborative scholarship that focuses on the genre has revealed a lot more of the critical elements at work within the genre, encouraging and fostering that development is a good thing. Plus, to kick things off with fun and romance, Eric Selinger is having a fundraiser:…
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March 12, 2009 | Thursday | 6 Comments
Attention everyone who is interested in the professional and academic reputation of the romance genre: Dr. Sarah of the Professors Brilliant is accepting applications for a host of positions, from treasurer to membership chair, as well as positions within the soon-to-be-awesome IASPR Journal.
So if you’re looking to be a part of the awesome and have the skillz to help out, take a look over there for the full details. I’ve republished the deets below the fold.
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November 12, 2008 | Wednesday | 7 Comments
From the Professors Brilliant comes a Call for Papers. Alas, I cannot participate, as it starts on the first night of Passover, and if I left RT early and skipped the PAGEANT OF MAN TITTY for Pesach, you can understand that New Orleans is not among my ports of breadless call either. Otherwise I’d be there with beads on.
But if you’re looking for a scholarly opportunity or a place to send a proposal last minute, have a look.
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June 03, 2008 | Tuesday | 5 Comments
Instead of a Call for Papers, it’s a Call for People from the Professors Brilliant over at Teach Me Tonight: It is time for an academic society for the study of popular romance fiction, with all the rights and privileges appertaining thereunto, like a journal and conferences. So we have decided to start one! The society will be called The International Association for the Study of Popular Romance (IASPR) and the journal will be an online, open-source journal called The Journal of Popular Romance Studies (JPRS). So, we’re looking for people who might be interested in helping us build these…
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