Genre Structure is a theoretical construct within structuralist film theory that identifies and systematizes the recurring, rule-governed patterns of narrative, iconography, and thematic elements organizing cinematic genres as cultural sign systems.
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Hollywood Genres: Formulas, Filmmaking, and the Studio System
Joan Fleckenstein, Thomas Schatz · Theatre Journal · 1982 · 514 citations
Arts, Film Studies, Media Arts +14
Matrices of genre: authors, canons, and society
Choice Reviews Online · 2001 · 495 citations
Arts, Literature, Sociology +8
A Semantic/Syntactic Approach to Film Genre
Rick Altman · Cinema Journal · 1984 · 302 citations
Arts, Film Studies, French +12
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Bocconi University
Milan, Italy
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3 publications
436 citations
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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2 publications
72 citations
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
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2 publications
50 citations
National University of Singapore
Singapore, Singapore
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6 publications
278 citations
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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2 publications
72 citations
Inha University
Incheon, South Korea
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4 publications
44 citations
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, Canada
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1 publications
13 citations
Robert Gordon University
Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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2 publications
20 citations
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- Choice Reviews Online
CRO · 6 publications · 648 citations
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- Poetics
3 publications · 123 citations
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- Cinema Journal
3 publications · 565 citations
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- Quarterly Review of Film Studies
2 publications · 72 citations
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- New Review of Film and Television Studies
2 publications · 51 citations
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