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OverviewMuch of the writing in film studies published today can be understood as genre criticism, broadly speaking. And even before film studies emerged as an academic discipline in the 1970s, cultural observers within and beyond the academy were writing about genre films and making fascinating attempts to understand their conventions and how they speak to, for, and about the culture that produces them. While this early writing on genre film was often unsystematic, impressionistic, journalistic, and judgmental, it nonetheless produced insights that remain relevant and valuable today. Notions of Genre gathers the most important early writing on film genre and genre films published between 1945 and 1969. It includes articles by such notable critics as Susan Sontag, Dwight Macdonald, Siegfried Kracauer, James Agee, Andre Bazin, Robert Warshow, and Claude Chabrol, as well as essays by scholars in academic disciplines such as history, sociology, and theater. Their writings address major issues in genre studies, including definition, representation, ideology, audiences, and industry practices, across genres ranging from comedy and westerns to horror, science fiction, fantasy, gangster films, and thrillers. The only single-volume source for this early writing on genre films, Notions of Genre will be an invaluable resource for scholars and students of film genre, film history, film theory, cultural studies, and popular culture. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Barry Keith Grant , Malisa KurtzPublisher: University of Texas Press Imprint: University of Texas Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.513kg ISBN: 9781477311080ISBN 10: 1477311084 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 08 November 2016 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationBarry Keith Grant is a professor in the Department of Communications, Popular Culture, and Film at Brock University. Malisa Kurtz received her PhD from Brock University in Interdisciplinary Humanities. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |