ISBN:
9780765616692
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (273 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version Genre Studies in Mass Media: A Handbook
DDC:
302.23
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
The study of various types of programming is essential for critical analysis of the media and also offers revealing perspectives on society's cultural values, preoccupations, behavior, and myths. This handbook provides a systematic, in-depth approach to the study of media genres - including reality programs, game shows, situation comedies, soap operas, film noir, news programs, and more. The author addresses such questions as: Have there been shifts in the formula of particular genres over time? What do these shifts reveal about changes in culture? How and why do new genres - such as reality T
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Figures and Tables; Preface; 1. Introduction; Overview; A Media Literacy Approach to Genre Studies; 2. Process; Analysis: Function; Overview; Other Functions of Genres; Comparative Media; Overview; Audience Considerations; Lines of Inquiry; 3. Formulaic Analysis; Overview; Evolution of Formula; Formative Stage; Popular Stage; Mature Stage; Formulaic Elements; Formulaic Premise; Formulaic Structure; Formulaic Plot; Stock Characters; Formulaic Setting; Trappings; Formulaic Twists; Franchise Formulas; Lines of Inquiry
Description / Table of Contents:
Genre Analysis: Formulaic Approach 4. Historical Context; Overview; Tracing the History of a Genre; Formulaic Elements; Premise; Plot; Character; Inter-genre Historical Analysis; Lines of Inquiry; Genre Analysis: Historical Context; 5. Cultural Context; Overview; Cultural Preoccupations; Sex; Appearance; Celebrities; Crime; Worldview; International Perspectives; Inter-genre Analysis; Lines of Inquiry; Genre Analysis: Cultural Context of Celebrity Genre; 6. Ideological Approach; Overview; Genres and Social Commentary; Parody; Allegories; Modes of Analysis; Point of View; Worldview; Function
Description / Table of Contents:
Formulaic ElementsInter-genre Approach; Lines of Inquiry; Genre Analysis: Ideological Approach; 7. Production Elements; Overview; Analysis: Production Elements; Editing; Color; Lighting; Shape; Movement; Angle; Music; Lines of Inquiry; Genre Analysis: Production Elements; Production Elements in Reality TV; Production Values and the Reality TV Genre; 8. Industry Perspective; Overview; Conservative Sensibility; Derivative Programming; Industry Abuses; Cyclical Nature of Genres; Revenue Streams; Syndication; Sequels; Prequels; Ancillary Products; Franchises; Advertising; Lines of Inquiry
Description / Table of Contents:
9. Mythic ApproachOverview; Mythic Premise; Mythic Themes; Genre and the Transmission of Cultural Myth; Historical Period; Mystical Places; Idealized Times; Cultural Beliefs; Inter-genre Analysis; Lines of Inquiry; Genre Analysis: Mythic Approach; Galaxy Quest Teaches Us Why We Should "Never Give Up, Never Surrender" Our Cultural Myths; The Andy Griffith Show as Cultural Myth; Notes; Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
