I have always known what genres were, but I never knew there was such a debate over them and how you define a genre. To be honest, I really have no interest in learning about the debate over what makes a genre. However, unless I am mistaken(which I might be) Miller's idea was who cares what a genre is as long as you are entertained. Genre's change, just like people's style and interests change. Personally, I like her attitude towards genres more than Bitzers ideas which are more deductive. In my opinion though, I dont care what genre I am reading/listening to/and so on.. as long as I like it.
So personally, this part of last class was not too interesting for me.
On a brighter note, I think our group is pretty much set on an idea for our commissioned document, doing something with the extension center and perhaps forestry? Maybe I will find this more interesting!
yea, I feel like categorizing things isn't the most important thing initially and it's not something I'd want to analyze. But people are inherently going to analyze things. Even though I agree with you that I don't care what genre it is as long as I like it, I still think it's important for genres to exist.
ReplyDeleteI feel the same way. I don't really like to categorize what I am reading. As long as it is interesting I am fine. I never really thought about genre until this class and i have been entertained by many different categories of genre through the years.
ReplyDeleteI find it interesting, because I'm a big genre person. I love sci-fi, and like mystery, but that's generally it. Since I know that's the kind of books I like, then when someone recommends me a book, I can then before-hand know if it's something I'm likely to enjoy or not. Miller simply delves deeper into genre than I've ever thought to go.
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