Teachingmedialiteracy.com: A Web-Linked Guide to Resources and Activities

Chapter 7: Teaching film/television genres, comics/graphics, novel and popular music

[7.1] Teaching Film/Television Genres, Comics/Graphic Novels, and Popular Music

[7.2] Different Approaches to Genre Study

[7.3] Audience-based Approach

[7.4] Critical/Ideological Analysis Approach

[7.5] Film Versus Television Genres

[7.6] Resources on Different Genre Types

[7.7] [7.7] Analyzing Different Genre Types

[7.7a] Action/Adventure

[7.7b] The Western

[7.7c] Gangster/Crime

[7.7d] Detective/Film Noir

[7.7e] Comedy

[7.7f] Science Fiction/Fantasy

[7.7g] Horror/Monster

[7.7h] Suspense Thriller/Spy/Heist

[7.7i] Soap Opera

[7.7j] The Talk Show

[7.7k] Sports

[7.7l] Game Shows/
Reality TV

[7.7m] Animation

[7.7n] Comics

[7.7o] Graphic Novels

[7.7p] Music

[7.8] Music

[7.9] References

[7.10] Final Task

Chapter 7

[7.5] Film Versus Television Genres

List of film genres:

[7.5.1] Yahoo Directory: Movies and Film
[7.5.2] Angelfire.com: Film Genre Page
[7.5.3] moviegoods.com
[7.5.4] IMDb.com
[7.5.5] filmsite.org: The Greatest Films

[7.5.5a] Google: film genres
[7.5.5b] Wikipedia: Cinematic Genres
[7.5.5c] Primers on different genres
[7.5.5d] University of North Carolina: Film database
[7.5.5e]  Cinema Desktop Themes: films organized by genres and themes
[7.5.5f]  Netflix: DVD rentals organized according to genres

List of television genres:

[7.5.6] Yahoo Directory: Television
[7.5.7] dmoz.org

Resources/readings on film/television genres:

[7.5.8] General Critical Studies of Television
[7.5.9] Amelie Movie Guide

 

For further reading on film/television genres:

Altman, R. (1999). Film/genre. London: British Film Institute

Bignell, J., & Lacey, S.  (Eds.).  (2005).  Popular television drama: Critical perspectives.  Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press.

Browne, N. (Ed.) (1998). Refiguring American film genres: History and theory. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.

Creeber, G., Miller, T., & Tulloch, J. (Eds.). (2001). The Television Genre Book. London: British Film Institute.

Creeber, G.  (2005). Serial television: Big drama on the small screen. London: British Film Institute.

Dixon, W. (2000). Film genre 2000: New critical essays. Albany: State University of New York Press,

Edgerton, G. R., & Rose, B. G.  (Eds.).  (2005).  Thinking outside the box: A contemporary television genre reader.  Lexington, KT:  University Press of Kentucky.

Elsaesser, T., & Buckland, W. (2002). Studying contemporary American films: A guide to movie analysis. London: Arnold.

Fischer, L. (1996). Cinematernity: Film, motherhood, genre. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press.

Grodal, T. (1997). Moving pictures: A new theory of film genres, feelings, and cognition. New York: Oxford University Press.

Grant, B. K. (Ed.). (2003). Film genre reader III. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press.

Mittell, J. (2004). Genre and television: From cop shows to cartoons in American culture. New York: Routledge.

Neale, S. (2000). Genre and Hollywood. New York: Routledge.

Neale, S. (Ed.). (2002). Genre and contemporary Hollywood. London: British Film Institute.

Strong, J., Dowd, G., & Stevenson, L. (2003). Genre: Media, meaning and definitions. Bristol, UK: Intellect.

 

 


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