Research areas: popular romance, book history, postcolonialism, media/cinema, gender, and fandom. Shameless posting of published research across all socials.https://bsky.app/profile/javariafarooqui.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/javariafarooqui.bsky.social/post/3ml37vi4wsk2xVery excited to share the definition of trope in romance fiction, synthesised beautifully and significantly by @heatherschell.bsky.social I was fortunate to be part of this amazing discussion during the Popular Culture Association’s annual conference [2025] Link: https://www.jprstudies.org/2026/03/defining-the-trope-in-romance-fiction/05 May 2026 03:15 +0000at://did:plc:scvepwb55zdcuxbm5pcd6jep/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml37vi4wsk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/javariafarooqui.bsky.social/post/3mgmcbio5f22jSo good to come across your own book while spring-cleaning the books you own. "Romance Fandom in 21st-Century Pakistan"examines Anglophone romance reading community in Pakistan & highlights the readers' perspective and preferences. #Romancelandia #Fandom #AcademicSky @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social09 Mar 2026 07:07 +0000at://did:plc:scvepwb55zdcuxbm5pcd6jep/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgmcbio5f22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/javariafarooqui.bsky.social/post/3mcegiu6ed22hRe-reading Crusie is nicest thing this procrastinating academic has done in what seems like a very long time. Loving everything about my slow morning so far! #reading #jennifercrusie #romancelandia #booksky14 Jan 2026 06:21 +0000at://did:plc:scvepwb55zdcuxbm5pcd6jep/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcegiu6ed22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/javariafarooqui.bsky.social/post/3m76grntkps2sExtremely chuffed to see this review of my book. All thanks to Qurrat-ul-Ain Liaqat, @jprstudies.bsky.social and @hannahoorenman.bsky.social ❤️ #bookreview #AcademicSky #booksky #romancelandia #romance #fanstudies #fandom [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Dec 2025 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:scvepwb55zdcuxbm5pcd6jep/app.bsky.feed.post/3m76grntkps2shttps://bsky.app/profile/javariafarooqui.bsky.social/post/3m75d4mwf222yOne of the very few pieces I managed to publish this year is my entry on "Ethnonationalism and Gender" in 'The Sage International Encyclopedia of Politics and Gender.' Have a look if you have institutional access.I'm too poor to get it even with the contributor discount😍 #AcademicSky04 Dec 2025 06:16 +0000at://did:plc:scvepwb55zdcuxbm5pcd6jep/app.bsky.feed.post/3m75d4mwf222yhttps://bsky.app/profile/javariafarooqui.bsky.social/post/3m67eezie3k22Weekend vibes with books [that I have been carrying around as emotional support and not finding time to read] and plants. Books in the post: Talia Hibbert's "Get a Life Chloe Brown" and Ayesha Muzaffer's "The Haunting of Dr Rahimuddin Shamsi." #Reading #Romance #horror #plants #booksky22 Nov 2025 08:19 +0000at://did:plc:scvepwb55zdcuxbm5pcd6jep/app.bsky.feed.post/3m67eezie3k22https://bsky.app/profile/javariafarooqui.bsky.social/post/3lz5ybqvz7k2mCoolest call for book proposals! #romance #power #desire #AcademicSky #booksky #academicwriting #books19 Sep 2025 04:04 +0000at://did:plc:scvepwb55zdcuxbm5pcd6jep/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz5ybqvz7k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/javariafarooqui.bsky.social/post/3lxz2cifkyc2vSharing Ayesha Muzaffer's " Bhabies of Lahore" again because it is a very indigenous, very cultural brand of horror. The stories know the difference between a churail and a ghost & show why certain nights feel heavier in our part of the world. Cool, spooky, and South Asian! #horror #pakistan04 Sep 2025 11:31 +0000at://did:plc:scvepwb55zdcuxbm5pcd6jep/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxz2cifkyc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/javariafarooqui.bsky.social/post/3lx2dlejzxk2mGot Rosemary Pennington's very interesting book, "Pop Islam: Seeing American Muslims in Popular Media," from the book exhibit at PCA, NO, 2025. I've loved the chapter on Ms Marvel Kamala Khan. Conference book hauls are best! #bookhaul #popislam #amreading #AcademicSky #msmarvel #booksky23 Aug 2025 06:25 +0000at://did:plc:scvepwb55zdcuxbm5pcd6jep/app.bsky.feed.post/3lx2dlejzxk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/javariafarooqui.bsky.social/post/3lvye4wuuh226My book opposes any claims of homogeneity or simple intellectual abilities of the genre fans & explores how fictional representations of the time and space of one era invoke feelings of belonging, nostalgia, & romance in readers of another time and space. #romancelandia #AcademicSky #fanstudies09 Aug 2025 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:scvepwb55zdcuxbm5pcd6jep/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvye4wuuh226