Digital Events

Bonkbusters Series - Upcoming Digital Events

Bonkbusters Series - Past Digital Events

‘Jackie Collins hidden behind Wuthering Heights’?: Sex, drama and overstepping boundaries in 1980s teenage girls’ magazines – Dr Joanne Knowles – Zoom

This talk will examine the role of Just Seventeen and other teenage girls’ magazines in acknowledging the increasing level of interest in ‘anything with kissing on the cover

Feb 10th 2026

Bitches, studs and hedonistic female pleasures: adapting the bonkbuster in 1970s British cinema – Dr Sian Barber – Zoom

Digital Event - Zoom Lecture

This talk explores 1970s film adaptations of successful popular fiction ‘bonkbusters’ focusing on the film versions of Jackie Collins’ bonkbusters

Jan 20th 2026

Bonktastic Bonkbusters!: Sexing Up Late Twentieth-Century Women’s Writing – Dr Joanne Ella Parsons – Zoom

Digital Event - Zoom Lecture

This talk will provide a saucy and fun introduction to the Bonkbuster and the ways in which it spiced up both women’s writing and their bedrooms in the late twentieth century.

Jan 13th 2026

Bonkbusters Series - Upcoming Digital Events

Slacks, shoulder pads and suspenders: A deep dive into the iconic costumes of 1980s Bonkbusters – Dr Julie Ripley

Melodrama: Forerunner of the Bonkbuster? Rebecca Lloyd – Zoom

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Bonkbusters Series - Past Digital Events

‘Jackie Collins hidden behind Wuthering Heights’?: Sex, drama and overstepping boundaries in 1980s teenage girls’ magazines – Dr Joanne Knowles – Zoom

Bitches, studs and hedonistic female pleasures: adapting the bonkbuster in 1970s British cinema – Dr Sian Barber – Zoom

Bonktastic Bonkbusters!: Sexing Up Late Twentieth-Century Women’s Writing – Dr Joanne Ella Parsons – Zoom