Esferas literarias. N. 06 (2023): Envíos recientes
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Nigerian women negociating beauty, power, and love in the romantic Web series "Skinny Girl in Transit"
(UCOPress, 2023)Although Nigerians have historically been reputed for appreciating large body size, the increasing influence Western beauty standards has changed the social construction of plus-size bodies (Fausat and Ayodele, 2017). In ... -
“Healing is Like Falling in Love but Deeper": Romance and intertextuality in Junauda Petrus's "The stars and the Blackness between them"
(UCOPress, 2023)This article examines Junauda Petrus’s The Stars and the Blackness Between Them (2020) – a literary debut telling the story of two black girls from different backgrounds falling in love with each other – in light of John ... -
Romancing the university: Bipoc scholars in romance novels in the1980's and now
(UCOPress, 2023)English-language mass-market romance novels written by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) writers and starring BIPOC protagonists are a small but important group. This article is a comparative analysis of how ... -
Female Warriors, social injustice and the transformational force of anger in Jaye Wells’ Sabina Kane series
(UCOPress, 2023)Urban fantasy heroines tend to be highly trained supernatural or magical beings who unapologetically use violence to achieve their goals. Their stories, often plotted as revenge narratives, are in many cases driven by ... -
Clueless (1995) and Emma. (2020) in dialogue: The postfeminist and the fourth wave feminist heroine in Austen adaptations
(UCOPress, 2023)This article explores the pervasive influence of Jane Austen’s novel Emma (1815) and its adaptability to contemporary contexts. It examines the portrayal of Austen’s protagonists in two film adaptations, Cher in Clueless ...