The Shifting Definitions of Genre: Essays on Labeling Films, Television Shows and Media

by Lincoln Geraghty (Editor), Mark Jancovich (Editor)

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  Paperback
  2008

  $29.36

  Histories of science fiction often discuss 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. If the genre did not have a name, did it exist? This book examines the varying constructions of genre within film, television, and other entertainment media.