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Apr 5, 2023 26 min

The Problematic is Calling From Inside the House

from Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse Hosted by Andrea Martucci

"Somebody’s Trying To Kill Me and I think it’s my husband" by Joanna Russ is a brilliant bit of 50 year old scholarship about modern gothics, but I say it applies just as well to romance novels of today. In part one, I explore the theme of passive protagonists in adventure stories. Part 2, the personal is the problematic. In all parts: unpacking heteropatriarchy. Discussed: Adventure Stories with Passive Protagonists: https://shelflovepodcast.substack.com/p/adventure-stories-with-passive-protagonists The Personal is Problematic: https://shelflovepodcast.substack.com/p/the-personal-is-problematic Shelf Love: NEW! Substack for original writing and stuff | Website | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Email: [email protected] Shelf Love: NEW! Substack for original writing and stuff | Website | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Email: [email protected]

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"Somebody’s Trying To Kill Me and I think it’s my husband" by Joanna Russ is a brilliant bit of 50 year old scholarship about modern gothics, but I say it applies just as well to romance novels of today. In part one, I explore the theme of passive protagonists in adventure stories. Part 2, the personal is the problematic. In all parts: unpacking heteropatriarchy.

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