The Television Genre Book (Creeber Glen)(Paperback)

This key textbook on television genre brings together leading international scholars to provide an introduction to the debates, issues and concerns of the field. It introduces the concept of 'genre' and how it is understood in television studies, and then addresses the nine main televisual genres: drama, soap opera, comedy, children's television, news, documentary, reality television, animation and popular entertainment. The Television Genre Book has expanded to reflect the ways in which TV has altered radically in recent years, particularly with the arrival of online streaming services such as Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max and Amazon Prime. This 4th edition is now:
1. llustrated in colour throughout with international case studies of classic and contemporary programming from each genre.
2. Covering horror, political thrillers, Nordic noir, sadcom, historical
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