Humans exam question
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Steve Neale's genre theory suggests that genres contain elements of both repetition and difference. Genres rely on repetition of conventions to provide audiences with pleasure and anticipation, but also require difference to evolve over time. The exam question asks how the TV show Humans both repeats and changes conventions of the science fiction genre through its opening and title sequences.
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Humans exam question
- 1. Media Language Genre & Narrative
- 2. Exam Question To what extent does the set episode support Steve Neale’s suggestion that genres change over time? (15)
- 3. Steve Neale: Genre Theory • all genres contain instances of repetition and difference • difference is essential to the economy of the genre • popular cinema relied on audiences finding pleasure in repetition and difference • to the film’s production team genre provides a template • to the audience genre provides certain anticipation • difference is needed
- 4. Repetition • In what ways does Humans repeat the conventions of the science fiction genre? • Where is the evidence in the opening and title sequences?
- 5. Difference • In what ways does Humans change the conventions of the science fiction genre? • Does it borrow from other genres? • Where is the evidence in the opening and title sequences?