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Journal of Popular Romance Studies
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The Heart of the Matter: Feminists Revisit the Romance
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Crossings
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New York and London:
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Chapel Hill:
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Rampure, Archana
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Doctors in the Darkness: Reading Race, Gender, and History in the Popular Medical Romance
PhD,
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Plaridel: A Philippine Journal of Communication, Media, and Society
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The Centennial Review
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Honolulu:
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Journal of Popular Romance Studies
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The IUP Journal of English Studies
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MA thesis,
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Sexualities
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