Under the Mistletoe

<p> When you think of holiday romance in popular culture you probably imagine the formulaic made-for-TV movies we all love to watch: a career gal moves from the big city to a small town where she finds the love of her life and the true meaning of Christmas. Yet as with so much of the romance genre our favorite holiday movies books TV episodes and plays are so much richer than the oft-derided formula. The 22 essays in this volume turn a scholarly eye to one of our most beloved and under-examined subgenres offering celebrations and criticisms alike of Christmas New Year Hanukkah and Diwali romances.</p><p> This work includes voices from global scholars across an impressive breadth of disciplines: literature history theater media gender and sexuality studies sociology psychology anthropology law and victim studies. Readers will delight in celebrations of old classics like <I>Christmas in Connecticut</I> new favorites like <I>A Holly Jolly Diwali</I> and everything in between.</p>