The shifting definitions of genre : essays on labeling films, television shows and media / edited by Lincoln Geraghty and Mark Jancovich.
"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: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Jefferson, N.C. :
McFarland,
[2008]
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| Summary: | "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. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 260 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0786434309 9780786434305 |