{"product_id":"film-genre-barry-keith-grant-9781904764793","title":"Film Genre: From Iconography to Ideology","description":"This is a concise evaluation of film genre, discussing genre theory and sample analyses of the western, science fiction, the musical, horror, comedy, and the thriller. It introduces the topic in an accessible way and includes sections on the principles of studying and understanding \"the idea of genre\"; genre and popular culture; the narrative and stylistic conventions of specific genres; the relations of genres to culture and history, race, gender, sexuality, class and national identity; and the complex relations between genre and authorship. Case studies include: \u003ci\u003e42nd Street\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePennies from Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRed River\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAll That Heaven Allows\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNight of the Living Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDie Hard\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLittle Big Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlue Steel\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePosse\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barry Keith Grant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1904764797\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781904764793\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wallflower Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/10\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d","brand":"Barry Keith Grant","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939111141631,"sku":"9781904764793","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_2df25dbf-2667-4cf0-b8c4-d580b0c0c08b.jpg?v=1681439561","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/film-genre-barry-keith-grant-9781904764793","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}