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Potboilers - Methods, Concepts and Case Studies in Popular Fiction (Paperback, New)
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Potboilers - Methods, Concepts and Case Studies in Popular Fiction (Paperback, New)
Series: Communication and Society
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"Potboilers" looks at the many forms of popular narrative - in
print, film and TV. It considers the ways in they have been
analyzed in literary criticism, sociology, communications, and in
media and cultural studies. The book introduces and summarizes two
decades of debate about mass-produced fictions and their position
within popular culture. It assesses the methods that have been used
in these debates, focusing both on narrative analysis and the
communications process. It explores generic conventions, the role
of commercial strategies, and the nature of the audience with
reference to crime fiction, soap opera, romance and TV sitcoms.
Distinctions between "high" and "low" culture have relegated many
popular forms to the trash-can of "great" literature. This book
takes stock of the methods and concepts used to analyze popular
culture and argues for a non-elitist approach to the study of
literature, film and television. This book should be of interest to
students and teachers of media studies, communication studies,
cultural studies and literature.
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