University of Love Conference Agenda
Thursday, August 18, 2016
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Representations of Love and Romance: Scholars and Authors in Conversation
Presented by: Flinders University
Special Guests:
 Prof. Catherine Roach (New College, University of Alabama)
 Prof. Stephanie Trigg (University of Melbourne)
 Prof. James McGoldrick (Medieval Historian & Romance author)
 Nikoo McGoldrick (Romance author)
 Heather Graham/Shannon Drake (Romance author)
 Michael Hauge (Author and Scriptwriter)
Hosted by: Dr. Danijela Kambaskovic
Venue: Stamford Plaza Hotel, 150 North Terrace, Adelaide
This is a FREE event. Books are essential. See website for details.
Friday, August 19, 2016
7:30 am to 5:00 pm
7:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Registration Open
Harlequin’s ‘Love is a Cabaret’ Romance Writers of Australia Cocktail Party
Theme: Cabaret
Dress Code: either themed costume or smart attire
Venue: Stamford Grand Hotel, Glenelg
This is an optional event, and comes with an additional cost. See website for details.
For more information, and to register, visit: http://www.romanceaustralia.com/p/246
Saturday, August 20, 2016
07:30 am to 5:00 pm
Registration Open
08:30 am to 10:15 am
Welcome and Opening for RWA Conference Ain’t Love Grand 2016
Keynote Addresses
Speakers: Prof. Catherine Roach and NYT Bestselling Author, Heather Graham
10:15 am to 10:45 am
Morning Tea
10:45 am to 12:15 pm
UNIVERSITY OF LOVE: POPULAR ROMANCE STUDIES
Chaired by: Dr. Danijela Kambaskovic
 Cliteracy: Women and Sexual Pleasure in the Romance Novel
Presented by: Dr. Catherine Roach, New College, University of Alabama
 Love and Listening: The Erotics of Talk in the Popular Romance Novel
Presented by: Dr. Jodi McAlister
 The Genre World of Romance in the Twenty-First Century
- Presented by: Dr. Lisa Fletcher, University of Tasmania; Dr. Beth Driscoll, University of
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Melbourne; Dr. Kim Wilkins, University of Queensland
12:15 pm to 1:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
UNIVERSITY OF LOVE: POPULAR ROMANCE STUDIES (cont.)
Chaired by: Dr. Erin Sebo
 Defying Decorative Objectification: The Appeal of the Heroine in Historical
Western Romance Fiction.
- Presented by: Dr. Amy Matthews, Flinders University
 Representations of Single Mothers in Contemporary American Romance Fiction
- Presented by: Ms. Michelle Douglas, University of Newcastle
 The (Saggy) Bottom Line: Women of a “Certain Age” and Romance Fiction
- Presented by: Dr. Sandra Barletta
2:30 pm to 3:00 pm
Afternoon Tea
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Rejoin RWA Ain’t Love Grand Conference
7:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Romance Writers of Australia Awards Party
Dress code: Black Tie
This is an optional event, and comes with an additional cost. See website for details
For more information and to register, visit: http://www.romanceaustralia.com/p/246
Sunday, August 21, 2016
08:30 am to 09:00 am
Registration Open
08:45 am to 09:45 am
RWA Ain’t Love Grand Plenary Address
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25 Anniversary with Harlequin
09:45 am to 10:15 am
Keynote Address
Speaker: Prof. Stephanie Trigg, University of Melbourne
10:15 am to 10:45 am
Morning Tea
10:45 am to 1:00 pm
UNIVERSITY OF LOVE: REPRESENTATIONS OF LOVE
Chaired by: Dr. Danijela Kambaskovic
1:00 pm to 1:45 pm
 The Spirit of Romanz: Women’s Language of Love and Mystique Courteoise
Presented by: Dr. Elizabeth Reid Boyd, Edith Cowan University
 Paper Title TBA
Presented by: Dr. Carol Williams, Monash University
 The Bells Rang and Everybody Smiled: Jane Austen’s Courtship Novels
Presented by: Dr. Gillian Dooley, Flinders University
 “The Little Elopement; or The Most Eventful History” of Mary Ann Gill’
Presented by: Dr Kiera Lindsey, University of South Australia
Lunch
1:45 pm to 2:45 pm
UNIVERSITY OF LOVE: REPRESENTATIONS OF LOVE
Chaired by: Prof. Stephanie Trigg
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Uror nimis amore Igernae: Not Telling Igraine’s Story in Post-Conquest
England
Presented by: Dr. Erin Sebo, Flinders University
 Love and Suicide in the Eighteenth-Century Sentimental Novel (or, If lovin’
you is wrong then I don’t want to be)
Presented by: Dr Eric Parisot, Flinders University
Keynote Address
2:45 pm to 3:15 pm
3:15 pm to 3:45 pm
Dr Danjiela Kambaskovic, University of Western Australia.
Rejoin RWA Ain’t Love Grand for Conference Close.
For more information and to register, visit: http://www.romanceaustralia.com/p/246