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The Bonkbuster: Women's Popular Reading in the Long 1980s
No full textWhat were women reading in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s? This book presents a major study of the “bonkbuster,” an incredibly popular genre of women's fiction in the late 20th century.
The bonkbuster was an explosively popular form of women's popular fiction in the long 1980s. Authors like Jackie Collins, Jilly Cooper, Shirley Conran and Judith Krantz exemplified this genre, selling massive numbers of books over the course of their careers. However, where concurrent forms in media like soap opera and the romance novel have received critical attention, the bonkbuster has been mostly ignored by scholarship. The Bonkbuster: Women's Popular Reading in the Long 1980s engages with these texts, their contexts, and their readers in order to explore the nature, impact, and history of the bonkbuster, offering the first in-depth critical definition of the genre.
Drawing on focus group and book club research conducted with British and Australian readers of bonkbusters in the 1970s–1990s, the volume explores the industrial and cultural history of the bonkbuster, investigating its lasting impact on readers. The books formed a significant part of sex and relationship education for many of them, providing their first notable textual representations of things ranging from sexism to the female orgasm.
The Bonkbuster concludes with exploring where the bonkbuster has gone in the 21st century. As a literary genre, it might have disappeared from prominence; however, its influence remains deeply felt.</p
Sustaining healthy food retail: do Australian and New Zealand government policies consider long-term change?
No full textSustaining healthy food retail: do Australian and New Zealand government policies consider long-term change
Digital activism and intergenerational perspectives on social justice and racial equity among multicultural youth
No full textDigital activism and intergenerational perspectives on social justice and racial equity among multicultural yout
Quantifying the fatal and non-fatal burden of disease associated with child growth failure, 2000–2023: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
No full textQuantifying the fatal and non-fatal burden of disease associated with child growth failure, 2000–2023: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 202
Engineering MoS₂/Fe₂O₃/graphene oxide–coated PVDF membranes for enhanced self-cleaning and antifouling performance under simulated solar light in dye wastewater treatment
No full textEngineering MoS₂/Fe₂O₃/graphene oxide–coated PVDF membranes for enhanced self-cleaning and antifouling performance under simulated solar light in dye wastewater treatmen
Exploring potential predictors of low muscle mass and muscle loss in adults with cancer: A scoping review
No full textExploring potential predictors of low muscle mass and muscle loss in adults with cancer: A scoping revie
Women’s Entrepreneurship in the Asian Region: Building Sustainable and Responsible Businesses
No full textWomen’s Entrepreneurship in the Asian Region: Building Sustainable and Responsible Businesse
Change point severity-aware remaining useful life prediction
No full textChange point severity-aware remaining useful life predictio
