This collection of new essays addresses a topic of established and expanding critical interest throughout the humanities. It demonstrates that genre matters in a manner not constrained by disciplinary boundaries and includes new work on Genre Theory and applications of thinking …
Genre: media, meaning and definitions
by Stevenson, Lesley, Dowd, Garin, Strong, Jeremy
The term 'genre' is used in a huge range of disciplines and media. Yet might this ostensibly shared usage mask a host of varying significations? This interdisciplinary collection of new essays examines the role and meaning of genre across the humanities.
This collection of essays includes new work on genre theory and applications of thinking about genre from Aristotle to Derrida and beyond. An introductory essay sets the contributions in the context of a wide range of thinking about genre in the arts, media and humanities.
This collection of new essays addresses a topic of established and expanding critical interest throughout the humanities. It demonstrates that genre matters in a manner not constrained by disciplinary boundaries and includes new work on Genre Theory and applications of thinking …