Week Six

Week 6: Building Base Knowledge (Genres)

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May 262013

 

May 27, 2013

We all have favorite genres. We know their classic writers, their offshoot subgenres, and that special je ne sais quoi that makes us fans for life.  More than knowing into which category a book fits, you will learn the characteristics, trends, and subcategories of many genres. Expand your knowledge outside of your regular reading habits and find titles that cross over genre lines.
 Week 6: Assignment 1 
In Week 1: Assignment 4, you began following one of the genre links on the right.  Write a blog post about your discoveries.
  Week 6: Assignment 2 
Explore this Prezi link of Fiction Genres and Subgenres.
 Week 6: Assignment 3 
Pick 3 subgenres that you are unfamiliar with.

• Find a fan website for each subgenre and summarize the current buzz among fans. Why are they excited about this subgenre? How did you find the website?
• List three authors or titles that are associated with or typify each of these 3 subgenres.  What are the hallmarks or appeal factors of each of the subgenres?
• Mashups of subgenres, e.g. steampunk westerns, are becoming increasingly popular.  Find two titles, not shown on the flowchart, which could cross over into another subgenre. Describe your rationale.

Assignment 1: I selected flavorwire.com/category/books as the site to follow. While it has lots of interesting stuff, in addition to books, I find it to be too much stuff for the amount of time I have and my attention span for looing at sites like this. I realized that I am much more comfortable looking at NPR's book section and the reviews in print sources like New Yorker, which I read every week, and the NYT book review which I see at work.

Assignment 2: Great information on the Genre Prezi. I would like a copy of it. I found it hard to move through the prezi  - the key commands did not seem to work, but the content was very helpful. Great job, Alex!