As an overview of romance fiction, this exhibit explored the bounds of the genre, the rise of a billion-dollar industry, the genre’s popularity, and its stigmatized reputation. This exhibition included a selection of bestsellers juxtaposed with unexpected titles to underscore the romance genre’s influence in the literary canon. Featured materials were from an acquisition to the University of Denver Libraries’ Special Collections of thousands of romance novels published from the 1930s to the present day.
I co-curated this exhibition with Rebecca Macey and was responsible for the graphic designs of the timeline and panels.
February 14, 2020 – January 14, 2021
Madison Sussmann 