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Hanna Hoorenman
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Asst. prof. at Utrecht U. Book review editor at the Journal of Popular Romance Studies. American poetry, popular fiction, love studies, animal studies. Reader of books, drummer of drums. Currently obsessed with Vikingism in popular culture. She/her.
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There's still time! JPRS is still accepting reviews of recent YA scholarship for our special issue on YA series romance. See our Padlet for more details: padlet.com/bookreviews/...
#RomanceResearch @jprstudies.bsky.social @iaspr.bsky.social
A pink background with a list of titles of recent Young Adult Fiction Scholarship: Asexuality in Young Adult Fiction by Noah O'Connor. Cambridge Elements (Cambridge UP, 2025). Female Heroes in Young Adult Fantasy Fiction by Leah Phillips (Bloomsbury Academic, 2023). Transforming Girls: The Work of Nineteenth-Century Adolescence by Julie Pfeiffer (UP of Mississippi, 2021). Untaming Girlhoods: Storytelling Female Adolescence by Cristina Santos (Routledge, 2023). Young Adult Literature: Transmedia Transformations by Sarah Mygind (Cambridge Elements, 2023).
October 15, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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Some more Mexico City!
Courtyard of Frida Kahlo House Museum, trees and plants surrounded by a yellow ledge, red floor, blue walls, green gates. Hanna in the garden of the Frida Kahlo House Museum A sage-green Art Deco buidling called Edificio San Jose in neighborhood La Condesa A white car decorated with Disney characters Stitch and his boojiboo Angel surrounded by hearts
July 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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A little belatedly I'm sharing some of the gorgeous places and and people I encountered in Mexico City, during and after our amazing #IASPR conference at UNAM.
Hanna drinking from a coconut with a straw Fountain with statue of two coyotes in Coyoacan Cafe El Jarocho, Coyoacan The library building of UNAM with a mosaic mural by Juan O'Gorman
July 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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So grateful to have been able to experience the Royal Opera's performance of Die Walküre! The old myths are very much alive for these times.
Poster of Die Walküre in Dutch, image of a naked body in the woods holding a glowing sword.
May 20, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Het Nationale Ballet
Lady Macbeth | Helen Pickett and James Bonas
Dancer: Anna Tsygankova
Photo by Altin Kaftira
Anna Tsygankova as Lady Macbeth in red dress, mid grand jeté
April 16, 2025 at 6:22 AM
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Dear Romance and YA scholars, I'm keen to find reviewers for the following scholarly books for our Special Issue on YA Literature. If you're interested, email me at bookreviews@jprstudies.org. For more info on reviews, see here: www.jprstudies.org/submissions/...
Leah Phillips. Female Heroes in Young Adult Fantasy Fiction (Bloomsbury Academic, 2023). Julie Pfeiffer. Transforming Girls: The Work of Nineteenth-Century Adolescence (UP of Mississippi, 2021) Cristina Santos. Untaming Girlhoods: Storytelling Female Adolescence (Routledge, 2023) Kristine Moruzi, Michelle J. Smith, eds. Young Adult Gothic Fiction: Monstrous Selves/Monstrous Others (U. of Wales P., 2021) Derrit Mason. Queer anxieties of Young Adult Literature and Culture (UP of Mississippi, 2021) Sarah Mygind. Young Adult Literature: Transmedia Transformations (Cambridge Elements, 2023)
January 28, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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Hail all romance scholars and gentlefolk! Hear ye about IASPR's Valentine's Day Romance Wikithon led by Amy Burge!
This Wednesday 14th let's all share our expertise as romance sholars and increase the representation of romance on Wikipedia! Open to all. Sign up for the link. @jprstudies.bsky.social
Poster announcing The Romance Wikithon, white cursive on red background with roses and confetti. Date and time: Wednesday 14th 20:00 - 21:30 UCT. QR code to sign-up sheet to receive link.
February 5, 2024 at 1:52 PM