Overview
(Ph.D. in English and American Studies, Michigan
State University, 1977). Before coming to Duke, she
taught in the American Civilization Department at the
University of Pennsylvania, where she also served as
editor of the American Quarterly. She is the author of
Reading the Romance: Women, Patriarchy and
Popular Literature, and A Feeling for Books: The Book-
of-the-Month Club, Literary Taste, and Middle Class
Desire. Her current research interests are in the history
of literacy and reading in the United States, particularly
as they bear on the lives of women. She is currently
working on the history of the book in the United States
in the twentieth century (with Carl Kaestle) as part of the
American Antiquarian Society's collaborative project on
the history of the book. Radway is also working on an anthology of new work in American Studies. She is past president of the
American Studies Association.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor Emeritus of Literature
·
2008 - Present
Literature,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Bass Fellow
·
2004 - Present
Literature,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Recent Publications
Reading the Romance: Women, Patriarchy, and Popular Literature
Book · January 1, 2009 Originally published in 1984, Reading the Romance challenges popular (and often demeaning) myths about why romantic fiction, one of publishing's most lucrative categories, captivates millions of women readers. Among those who have disparaged romance readin ... CiteAmerican Studies: An Anthology
Book · August 2008 CiteA History of the Book in America, Vol. IV
Book · 2008 CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
Michigan State University ·
1977
Ph.D.
Stony Brook University ·
1972
M.A.
Michigan State University ·
1971
B.A.