Preface Acknowledgments Notes on Contributors I Introduction: What Is Genre? · Genre Theory - Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK) · Studying Genre - Steve Neale (Kent University, UK) · Television And Genre - Steve Neale (Kent University, UK) · Genre Development: Henri Focillon''s Four Stages Of Evolution - Terry Bailey (University of East London, UK) · The Uses And Limitations Of Genre - Graeme Turner (Queensland University, Australia) · Genre, Hybridity And Mutation - Graeme Turner (Queensland University, Australia) · Stranger Things - Lisa Richards (Aberystwyth University, UK) · Genre And Format - Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK) · Genre Study: Beyond The Text - Jason Mittell (Middlebury College, USA) · Genre And Streaming - Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK) II Drama 1. Studying Television Drama - Robin Nelson (Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London, UK) 2. The Crime Series - Mareike Jenner (Anglia Ruskin University, UK) · Breaking Bad - Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK) · Peaky Blinders - Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK) · The Detective Series - Mareike Jenner (Anglia Ruskin University, UK) · Dexter - Mareike Jenner (Anglia Ruskin University, UK) · Sherlock - Mareike Jenner (Anglia Ruskin University, UK) & Lisa Richards (Aberystwyth University, UK) 3. The Police Procedural - Lez Cooke (Royal Holloway, University of London, UK) · The Wire - Mareike Jenner (Anglia Ruskin University, UK) · Hawaii Five-0 - Mareike Jenner (Anglia Ruskin University, UK) 4. Nordic Noir - Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK) · Broadchurch - Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK) 5. The Action Series - Toby Miller (Loughborough University, UK) · Homeland - Lisa Richards (Aberystwyth University, UK) · Killing Eve - Lisa Richards (Aberystwyth University, UK) & Stephanie Jones (Aberystwyth University, UK) 6. Teen Drama - Rachel Moseley (Warwick University, UK) · Glee - Rachel Moseley (Warwick University, UK) · Sex Education - Lisa Richards (Aberystwyth University, UK) 7. Hospital Drama - Jason Jacobs (Queensland University, Australia) · Grey''s Anatomy - Mareike Jenner (Anglia Ruskin University, UK) · House, M.

D. - Mareike Jenner (Anglia Ruskin University, UK) 8. Drama-Documentary - John Corner (Leeds University, UK) · Chernobyl - Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK) · The Crown - Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK) 9. Costume Drama - Robin Nelson (Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London, UK) · Jane Austin Adaptations - Robin Nelson (Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London, UK) · Downton Abbey - Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK) 10. Telefantasy - Catherine Johnson (Huddersfield University, UK) · Game Of Thrones - Helen Wheatley (Warwick University, UK) · Black Mirror - Brian Faucette (Kansas University, USA) 11. Science Fiction - Luke Hockley (Bedfordshire University, UK) · Doctor Who - Matt Hills (Huddersfield University, UK) · Westworld - Laura Stephenson (South Wales University, UK) 12. Horror Tv - James Rendell (South Wales University, UK) · American Horror Story - James Rendell (South Wales University, UK) 13. Comic Book Adaptations - Brian Faucette (Kansas University, USA) · The Flash - Brian Faucette (Kansas University, USA) · Wandavision - Morgan Genevieve Blue (Independent Researcher, UK) III Soap Opera 14.

Studying Soap Opera - Anna Mccarthy (New York University, USA) · Dallas - Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK) 15. Realism And Soap Opera - Anna Mccarthy (New York University, USA) · Eastenders - Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK) 16. Soap Operas And Their Audiences - John Tulloch (Glasgow University, UK) 17. The Telenovela - Thomas Tufte (Johannesburg University, South Africa) 18. Brazilian Telenovelas - Thomas Tufte (Johannesburg University, South Africa) IV Comedy 19. Studying Comedy - Brett Mills (University of East Anglia, UK) 20. Humour Theory - Brett Mills (University of East Anglia, UK) 21. Comedy And ''Child-Directed Speech'' - Ian Wilkie (Salford University, UK) 22.

The Sketch Show - Steve Neale (Kent University, UK) · Monty Python''s Flying Circus - Steve Neale (Kent University, UK) 23. Stand-Up Comedy - Ian Wilkie (Salford University, UK) 24. Situation Comedy, Part 1 - John Hartley (Sydney University, Australia) · The Unruly Woman Sitcom - Jane Feuer (Pittsburgh University, USA) · Fleabag - Laura Stephenson (South Wales University, UK) 25. Situation Comedy, Part 2 - Jane Feuer (Pittsburgh University, USA) 26. The ''Gay'' And ''Queer'' Sitcom - Jane Feuer (Pittsburgh University, USA) · Will And Grace - Jane Feuer (Pittsburgh University, USA) 27. Contemporary Sitcom:''Comedy Vérité'' - Brett Mills (University of East Anglia, UK) · The Office - Brett Mills (University of East Anglia, UK) 28. The Panel Show - Brett Mills (University of East Anglia, UK) · Qi - Brett Mill (University of East Anglia, UK) V Children''s Television 29. Children''s Television As Genre - Jason Mittell (Middlebury College, USA) 30.

Studying Children''s Television - Máire Messenger Davies · Horrible Histories - Lisa Richards (Aberystwyth University, UK) 31. The Child Audience - Máire Messenger Davies 32. Pre-Schoolers: A Special Audience - Máire Messenger Davies · Sesame Street - Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK) 33. Moral Panics - Paul Wells (Loughborough University, UK) · Teletubbies - Paul Wells (Loughborough University, UK) 34. Children And Advertising - Merris Griffiths · Disney & Children''s Television - Morgan Genevieve Blue VI News 35. Studying Television News - Justin Lewis · ''The Propaganda Model Of News'': Herman And Chomsky - Justin Lewis · The Glasgow Media Group - Jackie Harrison (Sheffield University, UK) 36. Analysing Television News - Justin Lewis · How To Analyse A Tv News Programme - John Hartley (Sydney University, Australia) 37. Constructing News Values - Jackie Harrison (Sheffield University, UK) · Gatekeeper Studies - Jackie Harrison (Sheffield University, UK) 38.

Objectivity And Television News - Jackie Harrison (Sheffield University, UK) · The Aesthetics Of Twenty-Four-Hour News - Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK) · The BBC And Impartiality - Jackie Harrison (Sheffield University, UK) 39. The Globalisation Of Television News - John Hartley (Sydney University, Australia) · Cable News Network (CNN) - John Hartley (Sydney University, Australia) 40. Citizen Journalism - Jackie Harrison (Sheffield University, UK) · Al-Jazeera - Jackie Harrison (Sheffield University, UK) 41. Tv News And The Internet - Rod Munday VII Documentary 42. Studying Documentary - John Corner (Leeds University, UK) · Big Fat Gypsy Weddings - Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK) 43. Form And Content In Documentary Study - John Corner (Leeds University, UK) 44. Documentary Realism - John Corner (Leeds University, UK) 45. Observational (''Fly-On-The-Wall'') Documentary - Stella Bruzzi 46.

Natural History Programming - Brett Mills (University of East Anglia, UK) · Planet Earth - Brett Mills (University of East Anglia, UK) 47. The Travelogue - Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK) 48. Netflix And True Crime Documentaries - Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK) VIII Reality TV 49. Introduction - Jon Dovey (UWE Bristol, UK) · Love Island - Stephanie Clayton (East Anglia University, UK) 50. Studying Reality Tv - Annette Hill (Lund University, Sweden) · Audiences And Reality Tv - Annette Hill (Lund University, Sweden) 51. Docusoaps - Stella Bruzzi (University College London, UK) 52. Reality Talent Shows · Strictly Come Dancing - Annette Hill (Lund University, Sweden) · Rapaul''s Drag Race - Stephanie Clayton (East Anglia University, UK) 53. Constructed Reality Shows - Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK) · The Only Way Is Essex - Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK) 54.

Makeover Shows - Annette Hill (Lund University, Sweden) · The Great British Bake Off - Lisa Richards (Aberystwyth University, UK) IX Sport 55. Studying Sport - Rod Brookes (Cardiff University, UK) · The Super Bowl - Rod Brookes (Cardiff University, UK) 56. Tv And Sport: A Symbiotic Realtionship - Richard Haynes (Stirling University, UK) · Snooker - Richard Haynes (Stirling University, UK) 57. Tv Sport Documentaries - Dan Ward (Sunderland University, UK) · O.J.: Made In America - Dan Ward (Sunderland University, UK) 58. Sport News - Richard Haynes (Stirling University, UK) · Gillet Soccer Saturday - Richard Haynes (Stirling University, UK) 59. Professional Wrestling - Thomas Alcott (Aberystwyth University, UK) · Hybrid Sport - Dan Ward (Sunderland University, UK) X Animation 60.

Studying Animation - Paul Wells (Loughborough University.