{"product_id":"cinema-genre-hardback-9781405156509","title":"Cinema Genre (Hardback) 9781405156509","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCinema Genre\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRaphaëlle Moine (Author), Hilary Radner (Translated by), Alistair Fox (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405156509, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 4 April 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.4 x 14.5 x 1.9 cm, 0.445 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"In Cinema Genre, Raphaëlle Moine achieves a rare feat - brilliantly synthesizing the rich field of Anglo-American work on genre, she both refreshes and extends it through French rigour and crystal-clear methodology. An essential read for all film scholars.\" \u003ci\u003eGinette Vincendeau, Professor of Film Studies at King's College, London\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eGenre – or 'type' – is a core concept in both film production and the history of film. Genres play a key role in how moviegoers perceive and rate films, and is likely to determine a film's production values and costs. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten in a clear, engaging, jargon-free style, this volume offers a cutting-edge theoretical overview of the topic of genre as practiced in British, American and French film criticism. Organized by a series of simple but fundamental questions, the book uses numerous examples from classic Hollywood cinema (the western, drama, musical comedy, and film noir) as well as some more contemporary examples from European or Asian cinema that are so often neglected by other studies in the field. How do we characterize genre and what are its various functions? In what ways does genre give a film its identity? How do genres emerge? What is the cultural significance of genre and how does it circulate within and across national boundaries? Informative and user-friendly, Moine’s book is accessible to general readers and adapts easily to a wide range of teaching approaches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eTranslators’ Note. \u003cp\u003eForeword by Janet Staiger.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. In the Genre Jungle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCinematic Genre. An Empirical Category.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvery Use Has Its Own Typology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Impossible Typology?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Looking for the Rules of Genre.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooking for Genre’s Formal Rules.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenre: An Intertextual Phenomenon.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn Search of the Structures of Genre.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSemantic-Syntactic Definitions of Genre.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. What Is the Purpose of Genres?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Production Tool.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Social Functions of Genre.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Communicative Function of Genre.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Generic Identities of a Film.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Relations Between Film and Genre.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Uses of Generic Identity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mixing of Genres: Pluri-generic Attributes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. How to Conceptualize the History of a Genre?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo Put an End to the Theory of Generic Evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Birth of a Cinematic Genre.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHybridization and Mutation of Genres.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Genres in Context.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural Identity and the Circulation of Genres.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneric Regimes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelect Bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFilmography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Society \u0026amp; culture: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Society \u0026amp; culture: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Society%20\u0026amp;%20culture:%20general%20%5BJF%5D%22\"\u003eJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52437777973528,"sku":"9781405156509","price":80.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405156509.jpg?v=1784939531","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/cinema-genre-hardback-9781405156509","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}