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Genre Analysis

Genre Analysis. Steven T. Varela Department of English University of Texas at El Paso. Genre. Genre is a category used to classify discourse usually by form, technique, or content. Genre changes discourse by the format the information is presented—the information is shaped by the genre.

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Genre Analysis

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  1. Genre Analysis Steven T. Varela Department of English University of Texas at El Paso

  2. Genre • Genre is a category used to classify discourse usually by form, technique, or content. • Genre changes discourse by the format the information is presented—the information is shaped by the genre. • What are some common genres?

  3. Some Examples of Genres Oral: Public speaking, podcast, radio show/program, class lecture, interviews Typography: books/textbooks, magazines, newspapers, websites, primary source documents (diaries, essays, etc), memorandums, laws/policy, editorials, instruction sets, transcribed interviews Iconography: webcast, video, media, posters, cartoons/comics, photography, instruction sets, interviews through media

  4. Genre Analysis Assignment • Full assignment sheet found in “Additional Materials” –Chapters 6-10 in CDA. • Choose one subject/topic, and analyze how two different genres present/discuss that topic—how is the discourse different depending on what the genre is?

  5. Example #1: “The Immigration Debate”—viewer created media on Current TV

  6. Example #2—Western Union Telegram

  7. Other Typography: Interview Article

  8. Photography • Vectors of attention: arrangements in photographs (what our eyes are drawn to) • Framing: what is included in the photo and what is not • Cropping: what is cut to provide focus and emphasis

  9. Example #3—”Baths” on the Border

  10. Vectors of Attention

  11. Example #4—Poster (pg. 342 in CDA)

  12. Website • Anti-Immigration Group—www.fairsu.org • How racism can be covered up by rhetoric • Domain name • .org -- Ethos?

  13. Oral Discourse • George Lopez—on immigration • Stand up comedy as genre

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