CONSUMING AGENCY AND DESIRE IN ROMANCE

The romance industry has profited on the fantasies of women for centuries However as a new generation of women raised under the guidance of secondwave feminists take up the reins of romance production romance novels and films have increasingly challenged tired stereotypes labeling romantic stories as formulaic fodder This book examines how the romance genre serves women in multiple ways from escapism to sexual education from fantasy to fun and most importantly as a site of production for feminist texts