Film Genre: From Iconography to Ideology

by Barry Keith Grant

Book Overview

This is a concise evaluation of film genre, discussing genre theory and sample analyses of the western, science fiction, the musical, horror, comedy, and the thriller. It introduces the topic in an accessible way and includes sections on the principles of studying and understanding "the idea of genre"; genre and popular culture; the narrative and stylistic conventions of specific genres; the relations of genres to culture and history, race, gender,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1904764797
• ISBN13: 9781904764793
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Wallflower Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 7.9"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher