Popular Culture Genres: Theories and Texts
- ISBN-10
- 1483325318
- ISBN-13
- 9781483325316
- Category
- Literary form
- Pages
- 170
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992
- Author
- Arthur Asa Berger
Description
An introduction to genre analysis, this highly readable volume presents key concepts in an accessible manner for undergraduate courses in film, TV, media criticism and cultural studies.
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