Download or read book Genre Studies in Mass Media written by Art Silverblatt and published by M.E. Sharpe. This book was released on 2007 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an approach to the study of media genres - including reality programs, game shows, situation comedies, soap operas, film noir, news programs, and more. This book addresses such questions as: Have there been shifts in the formula of particular genres over time? And, what do these shifts reveal about changes in culture?