Genre & Science Fiction Flashcards
NEALE GENRE
Genre is a set of expectations which govern the way the audience understands and interprets texts.
Definitions of genre are always historically relative, and therefor historically specific.
BUCKINGHAM GENRE
Genre is not simply given by the culture: rather it is in a constant process of negotiation and change.
TUDOR GENRE
Genre defines a moral and social world.
Genre is what we collectively believe it to be.
GLEDHILL GENRE
Genres have no rigid rules of inclusion and exclusion (but rather are fluid and dynamic conceptions)
CHANDLER GENRE
Cycles and transformations of genres can nevertheless be seen as a response to social, political and economic conditions.
Genre theory is a….
Genre theory is a product of a society, in which genres and their conventions are decided via a general, informal social understanding and familiarity with common elements.
Since society changes…
Since society changes perpetually, genres and texts must constantly evolve.
If genre is designed…
If genre is designed by a society to relate to contemporary concerns and happenings, it’s popularity is then determined by its relevance to the audience or society to which it belongs.
Genre is in…
Genre is in a perpetual state of flux and growth.
CHAMPLIN SF
Science fiction is a setting for commentaries on what and who we are.
TULLY SF
What is it to be human?
ASIMOV SF
The impact of scientific advance upon individuals.
Science fiction offers a…
Science fiction offers a futuristic or dramatised projection of these social concerns.
Science fiction texts are…
Science fiction texts are socially relevant due to their nature being embedded in social concerns.
