Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse
Arts:Books
Time Travel Romance: A Fantasy Escape to a Glorious Space
Have you ever wished you could just escape the anxieties and mundanity of modern life by traveling back to Qing Dynasty China? How does time travel romance create a simulacra of a “glorious and wealthy feudal past” that allows audiences to “effortlessly become a love interest and an admired woman through the male gaze shaped by multiple admirers”?
Shelf Love:
Join the Conversation on Discord: https://www.patreon.com/ShelfLove
Discussed:
Guest: Dr. Huike Wen
Professor teaching media studies and global cultural studies at Willamette University
Website | Romance in Post-Socialist Chinese Television
Shelf Love:
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free