Cowboys, Corsets, and Kissing Books: Is Romance Worthy of Academic Study?

Name: Cowboys, Corsets, and Kissing Books: Is Romance Worthy of Academic Study?
Start: 2025-10-17T17:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-10-17T18:00:00-04:00
Location: 2101 Fort Henry Drive, Kingsport, TN, United States, Tennessee 37664

Schedule

Fri Oct 17 2025 at 05:00 pm to 06:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

2101 Fort Henry Drive, Kingsport, TN, United States, Tennessee 37664 | Kingsport, TN

Have you ever wondered why we all want broody British romantic partners or how the comfort of predictability allows us to explore a wide range of human experience and emotions? Join local romance author Dawn Banks for a lively discussion of the romance genre as both entertainment and literature. In addition to writing, Dawn works at a local university and teaches a seminar course on reading romance. She’ll share insights from this course, plus a reading from her recently published romantic comedy, The Spreadsheet Situation. Copies of her book will be available for purchase.
This event is for you if you already love romance novels, think you hate romance novels, or have never read a romance novel—in other words, it’s for anyone, no previous relationship with romance required.