Narrative and Genre : Key Concepts in Media Studies
by
Nick Lacey
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0333658728
ISBN-13
9780333658727
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint
Red Globe Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 22nd, 2000
Print length
268 Pages
Weight
352 grams
Dimensions
14.20 x 21.80 x 1.50 cms
Product Classification:
Media studiesMedia studies
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It then moves on to offer an extensive analysis of the basic schema and conventions of genre, drawing on the film noir, the TV cop genre and science fiction for examples, and showing how the repertoire of elements of each ranges across setting, character, narrative, iconography, style and stars.
Narrative and Genre introduces students to these key concepts in media studies, complementing Image and Representation published in 1998. It covers the major narrative theorists including Todorov, Propp, Levi-Strauss, Barthes and applies their ideas via case examples ranging from The X Files to newspaper reporting. It then moves on to offer an extensive analysis of the basic schema and conventions of genre, drawing on the film noir, the TV cop genre and science fiction for examples, and showing how the repertoire of elements of each ranges across setting, character, narrative, iconography, style and stars. Fresh, down-to-earth and well-structured, this is an excellent text for all those in post-16 education, whether in school, college or university.
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