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Film Genres

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Handbook of American Film Genres
Wes D. Gehring. Greenwood Press, 1988

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Genre and Hollywood
Steve Neale. Routledge, 2000

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Film Theory and Criticism: Introductory Readings
Leo Eubank; Marshall Cohen. Oxford University Press, 2004 (6th edition)

Librarian’s tip: Chap. VI "Film Genres"

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The Oxford History of World Cinema
Geoffrey Nowell-Smith. Oxford University Press, 1997

Librarian’s tip: "Genre Cinema" begins on p. 276

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Cinema Studies: The Key Concepts
Susan Hayward. Routledge, 2000 (2nd edition)

Librarian’s tip: "Genre/Sub-Genre" begins on p. 165

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Overhearing Film Dialogue
Sarah Kozloff. University of California Press, 2000

Librarian’s tip: Part II "Dialogue and Genre"

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Film Remakes
Constantine Verevis. Edinburgh University Press, 2006

Librarian’s tip: Chap. 4 "Genres"

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American Film Cycles: The Silent Era
Larry Langman. Greenwood Press, 1998

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Parody as Film Genre: Never Give a Saga an Even Break
Wes D. Gehring. Greenwood Press, 1999

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A Song in the Dark: The Birth of the Musical Film
Richard Barrios. Oxford University Press, 1995

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Horror Films: Current Research on Audience Preferences and Reactions
James B. Weaver III; Ron Tamborini. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1996

Librarian’s tip: Chap. 2 "Evolution of the Horror Genre"

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Crime Films
Thomas Leitch. Cambridge University Press, 2002

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A History of Narrative Film
David A. Cook. W.W. Norton, 1996 (3rd edition)

Librarian’s tip: "New Genres and Old" begins on p. 274

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