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Question: Popular generic texts, according to Annette Kuhn, “are reflections of social trends and attitudes of the time, mirroring the preoccupations of the historical moment” (1990). With reference to a genre of your choice, discuss the validity or otherwise of Kuhn’s statement. ('Gangster films')
Answer: By its very definition Genre is made up of a collection of texts. A genre isn’t just born out of one film it is developed by a collective number of texts, all which host a number of similar elements an audience can use to categorise a film. An audience will have certain expectations of a genre film and much of the films success will...(short extract)
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- Subject: Media Studies
- Course: Film
- Level: Degree
- Year: 2nd/3rd
- Mark: 67%
- Words: 5216
- Date submitted: December 18, 2009
- Date written: Not available
- References: Yes
- Document type: Essay*
- Essay ID: 2353
