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Genre theory
- 1. Genre Theory
Buckingham - Changesingenre reflectschangesinsocietyandourvalues.
Altman - genre issurvivingdue to“hybridisation –or genres“borrowing”conventionsfromone
anotherand thusbeingmuchmore difficulttocategorise.”
Ryall - the typesof conventionsfoundingenresmightbe groupedwithinthe followingcategories:
Iconographies:(symbolicformsassociatedwiththe genre)
Narrative:(structure,open/closed)
Representations:(characters/stereotypes)
Ideologies(beliefsandideasof the ‘ideal’concept,themes)