Wood, Andrea (2008) Radicalizing Romance: Subculture, Sex, and Media at the Margins PhD, University of Florida Topic LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors m/m romance lesbian romance comics/manga race/ethnicity pornography sex/sexuality
Hemmungs Wirtén, Eva (1998) Global Infatuation: Explorations in Transnational Publishing and Texts: The case of Harlequin Enterprises and Sweden PhD, Uppsala University Topic Sweden translation Harlequin Mills & Boon
Wilson, Elizabeth Suzanne (1986) Women creating men: the history of the hero in contemporary category romance fiction since the 1950s MA thesis, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Topic gender
Wiebe, Laura (2012) Speculative Matter: Generic Affinities, Posthumanisms and Science-Fictional Imaginings PhD, McMaster University Topic paranormal/fantasy/time-travel romance Christine Feehan
White, Ann Yvonne (2008) Genesis Press: Cultural Representation and the Production of African American Romance Novels PhD, University of Iowa Topic African American romance Publishing readers race/ethnicity Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined) Dyanne Davis sex/sexuality