The shifting definitions of genre: essays on labeling films, television shows and media

"Histories of science fiction often discuss Fritz Lang's Metropolis as a classic text within the genre--yet the term "science fiction" had not been invented at the time of the film's release. Does retroactive assignment to a genre change our understanding of a film? These pr...

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Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Jefferson, N.C. [u.a.] McFarland 2008
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Zusammenfassung:"Histories of science fiction often discuss Fritz Lang's Metropolis as a classic text within the genre--yet the term "science fiction" had not been invented at the time of the film's release. Does retroactive assignment to a genre change our understanding of a film? These provocative questions are at the heart of this book"--Provided by publisher.
Beschreibung:"Histories of science fiction often discuss Fritz Lang's Metropolis as a classic text within the genre--yet the term "science fiction" had not been invented at the time of the film's release. Does retroactive assignment to a genre change our understanding of a film? These provocative questions are at the heart of this book"--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:VIII, 260 S.
ISBN:9780786434305

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