CIN210H1- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 22 pages long!)
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Define genre : kind/ type, particular style or category of works of art; a type of literary work characterized by a particular form style, or purpose. Theory in film studies: quote1: genre is a use full category because it bridges multiple concerns benefit: ability to address all the film concept, account social political and technological aspect of cinema. Carroll concerned with ratiocination (judgement by reasoning, deduction) The monster is an unknowable and impossible being; this initiates out curiosity and desire to gain knowledge about monster the unknowable. ~ a necessary and inevitable by-product of confronting the impossible/unknowable monsters (p37 quote) More than fear and monster itself , monster is a side effect of the production of art horror. Universal monsters and the birth of a cinematic genre. Gothic literature medieval text and greek history, gothic novel into the film version.