Genre: Iconographies, representations, ideologies

Question 1

What did Tom Ryall group types of conventions in genres into?

Answer 1

Iconographies, narrative, representations, and ideologies

Question 2

What are iconographies?

Answer 2

Symbolic forms associated with the genre - Specific type of media lang choices made that makes a genre recognisable

Question 3

What is a narrative?

Answer 3

Structure of text - can be an open or closed narrative

Question 4

What are representations?

Answer 4

Characters/stereotypes we associate with a genre

E.g. Hero of crime drama may be detective with dark personality + personal problems

Question 5

What are ideologies?

Answer 5

Beliefs + ideas, themes

Theme e.g. Sci-fi deals with exploration, crime dramas deal with consequences of violence, etc

Question 6

What are hybrids?

Answer 6

Where media products use codes + conventions from more than 1 genre

Question 7

Give an example of a hybrid text:

Answer 7

Romantic comedy would deal with iconographies of dating + love, then merge them with jokes + humour