Genre Theorists Flashcards
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What was Rick Altman’s theory?
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Genre offers audiences a set of pleasures
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What was Steve Neale’s quote about genre?
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“Genres are not systems, they are processes, they are dynamic and evolve over time”
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David chandler quote about genre
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The word genre comes from the French and originally Latin word for type
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What was Metz quote about genre
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He argued that genres goes through a cycle of changes during their lifetime, experimental, classic, parody, and deconstruction
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What did David Buckingham say about genre?
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Genre is not simply given by the culture, rather it is a constant process of negotiation and change
