Film Genre: From Iconography to Ideology

Barry Keith Grant

March, 2007
Paper, 144 pages,
ISBN: 978-1-904764-79-3
Wallflower Press
$22.00

"Barry Grant provides a splendid introduction to film genre study. This elegant volume offers a concise overview of the main theoretical, historical and cultural issues, which are developed through a series of case studies of significant, enduring genre masterworks. Grant's writing is lively and very clear, which makes this an excellent book for use in the classroom. This will become an essential work on its subject." — Stephen Prince, , Virginia Tech

"Scrupulously identifying the important film genres, Barry Grant explores each one with enlightening case studies. He consistently chooses films that students will enjoy on first viewing as much as instructors will enjoy on a return visit. Most impressively, Grant brings clarity to a large body of theoretical material that has not always been so clear." — Krin Gabbard, , State University of New York

Related Subjects

• Film

About the Author

Barry Keith Grant is professor in the department of communication, popular culture, and film at Brock University, Canada.

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