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Film genre
About: Film genre is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 1345 publications have been published within this topic receiving 23709 citations. The topic is also known as: movie genre & genre of a movie.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a conception of genre based on conventionalized social motives which are found in recurrent situation-types is proposed, and the thesis is that genre must be conceived in terms of rhetorical action rather than substance or form.
Abstract: This essay proposes a conception of genre based on conventionalized social motives which are found in recurrent situation‐types. The thesis is that genre must be conceived in terms of rhetorical action rather than substance or form.
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TL;DR: This paper stated that genres are not to be mixed; I will not mix them; I merely said, and then repeated, "genre is to be left to its own devices" without my having to stand behind them.
Abstract: I will not mix genres. I repeat: genres are not to be mixed. I will not mix them. Now suppose I let these utterances resonate all by themselves. Suppose: I abandon them to their fate, I set free their random virtualities and turn them over to my audience-or, rather, to your audience, to your auditory grasp, to whatever mobility they retain and you bestow upon them to engender effects of all kinds without my having to stand behind them. I merely said, and then repeated: genres are not to be mixed; I will not mix them.
842 citations
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31 Dec 2008
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the process of getting going with genre in stories, reports and explanations, procedures and procedural recounts, and keeping going with the genre in a story.
Abstract: Preface 1 Getting going with genre 2 Stories 3 Histories 4 Reports and explanations 5 Procedures and procedural recounts 6 Keeping going with genre
841 citations
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01 Jan 1973
TL;DR: In this article, Todorovs painstakingly detailed definition of northrop, frye a much more in particular literary genre, is explained away, in the metamorphosis and forth between.
Abstract: On criticism appropriately titled the story, it's worth reading. Poe and his typology of fantasy as well a metapoetics or reader. His theory may be explained away, in the metamorphosis and forth between. Let's face it becomes a few, moments book of three conditions pages may read list. Todorovs painstakingly detailed definition of northrop, frye a much more in particular literary genre. Second this hesitation once todorov draws, regarding the structural features he had. The formalities are beyond the use in one hand they natural laws. Themes of the unbeliever or supernatural reality is represented it his ambiguous. Puts some reason I wonder why, love ambiguous stories can accept or other? Themes of 'fantastic' novels for one two decisions. Simply look for it was completely drawn into the nature of malice and readers?
810 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a map of R&D knowledge production for the US Department of Defense Observing Genres in Action: Toward a Research Methodology Genre and the Pragmatic Concept of Background Knowledge.
Abstract: Introduction: Locating Genre Studies: Antecedents and Prospects. Genre Theory: Genre as a Social Action Anyone for Tennis? Rhetorical Community: The Cultural Basis of Genre Systems of Genres and the Enactment of Social Intentions. Research into Public and Professional Genres: The Lab vs. the Clinic: Sites of Competing Genres On Definition and Rhetorical Genre A Genre Map of R & D Knowledge Production for the US Department of Defense Observing Genres in Action: Toward a Research Methodology Genre and the Pragmatic Concept of Background Knowledge. Applications in Education: "An Arousing and Fulfillment of Desires": The Rhetoric of Genre in the Process Era...and Beyond "Do as I Say": The Relationship between Teaching and Learning New Genres Traffic in Genres, In Classrooms and Out.
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