[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

Powerpoints

Soap opera directories:

[7.7i.1] dmoz.org: Soap Operas
[7.7i.2] Yahoo.com Directory: Prime Time Soaps
[7.7i.3] Yahoo.com Directory: Soap Operas
[7.7i.3a] Google: Soap opera shows

An important component of soap opera is the highly active, loyal audience base, as manifested in the multitude of soap opera fan clubs:

[7.7i.4] soap links
[7.7i.5] About.com: Soap Opera Fan Clubs
[7.7i.6] Soapcentral.com: Fan Clubs
[7.7i.7] SoapOperaFan.com

Soap opera webquests/lessons:

[7.7i.8] TeachIt: writing about soap operas
[7.7i.9]

[7.7i.10]  Wikipedia: Soap opera

[7.7i.11] Museum of Broadcast Communication: Soap Opera

[7.7i.12] Soap Opera History

[7.7i.12] Soap Opera Network

[7.7i.13] Wikipedia: Telenovela

[7.7i.14] Wikipedia: Alma-Latina: Mexico’s Telenovelas Database

[7.7i.15] SoapNet: Soap opera show updates

[7.7i.16] CBS soap opera shows

[7.7i.17] ABC soap opera shows

[7.7i.18] NBC soap opera shows

[7.7i.19] Soap Opera Digest

[7.7i.20] MediaDomain: soap opera discussion groups

[7.7i.21] SoapZone: soap opera discussion groups

[7.7i.22] Dayzed: Days of Our Lives Fan Fiction

For further reading:

Alexander, L., & Cousens, A. (2004). Teaching TV soaps. London: British Film Institute.

Buckley, E., & Rout, N. (Eds.). (2004). The soap opera book: Who’s who in daytime drama. New York: Todd Publishers.

Fulton, E. (1999). Soap opera. Boston: St. Martin’s Press.

Hobson, D. (2003). Soap opera. New York: Polity Press.

Museum of Television. (1997). Worlds without end: The art and history of the soap opera. New York: Harry N. Abrams.

Spence, L.  (2005).  Watching Daytime Soap Operas: The Power Of Pleasure. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press.

Witebols, J. (2004). The soap opera paradigm: Television programming and corporate priorities. New York: Rowman & Littlefield.