"Does the neo-noir genre continue to follow the representations of the classic film noir genre, with particular reference to ‘Sin City’ (2005)"


Sunday, 25 November 2007

Genre Theorists

Douglas Pye (1975)

Generic consistency allows for the shorthand of conventions and stereotypes but also for the interplay between confirmed expectations and novelty

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Andrew Taylor (1986)

"Genre is what we collectively believe it to be"


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