Concept of Genre (Discussion)

Kitses

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Collins

1. Collins's article is "A Reply to Ed Buscombe." So, what does he feel is wrong with Buscombe's approach?
2. What approach to genre does Collins propose instead of outer form? How would this apply to the My Darling Clementine clip?
3. Choose a genre other than the Western. How would you describe it in terms of Collins's approach?

Bibliography

1. Jim Kitses, Horizons West (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1969) 6-27.
2. Edward Buscombe, "The Idea of Genre in the American Cinema," Screen, 11.2 (1970): 33-45.
3. Richard Collins, "Genre: A Reply to Ed Buscombe," Movies and Methods, ed. Bill Nichols (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1976) 157-163.

External links

• Screen shots from My Darling Clementine
• My Darling Clementine video clip.