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Recent Work in Genre

Larry N. Landrum Department of English, Michigan State University
Pages 151-158 | Published online: 14 Apr 2013

Reference

  • Brown , Les . 1982 . Les Brown’s Encyclopedia of Television New York : Zoetrope . Adds some 400 new entries in updating the 1977 edition.
  • Gianakos , Larry James . 1980 . Television Drama Series Programming: A Comprehensive Chronicle, 1947-1959 Metuchen , NJ : Scarecrow . 1959-1975, 1978. 1975-1980, 1981. 1980-1982, 1983.
  • Grant , Barry K. 1982 . Film Genre: An Updated Bibliography . Literature/Film Quarterly , 10 ( No. 3 ) : 188 – 199 .
  • Hemming , Ron , ed. 1983 . Video Review’s Movies on Video: Capsule Reviews of 3,300 Movies on TV, Videocassettes and Video Discs—From the First Two Years of Video Review New York : Viare .
  • Landrum , Larry N. 1982 . American Popular Culture: A Guide to Information Sources Detroit : Gale Research . Annotated bibliography includes items on genres in various media.
  • Limbacher , James L. 1979 . Haven’t I Seen You Somewhere Before? Remakes, Sequels and Series in Motion Pictures and Television, 1896-1978 Ann Arbor : Pierian Press . A listing with cross-indexed title entries. International Television Almanac. 1956-date.
  • McNeil , Alex . 1980 . Total Television: A Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948-1980 New York : Penguin .
  • Steinberg , Cobbett S. 1980 . TV Facts New York : Facts on File . Program listings, viewer statistics, ratings, advertisers, awards, networks, and statistics.
  • 1950 . Television Factbook
  • Terrace , Vincent . 1981 . Television, 1970-1980 San Diego : A. S. Barnes . Annotated videography of network series, pilots, variety specials, and syndicated programs through the 1980-81 season.
  • 1981 . The Video Tape and Disc Guide to Home Entertainment New York : New American Library .

Genre as A Concept

  • Andrew , Dudley . 1984 . “ 7 ” . In Concepts in Film Theory New York : Oxford University Press . Chapter discusses genre and auteur theory.
  • Kent , Thomas L. 1983 . The Classification of Genres . Genre , 16 ( No. 1 ) Spring : 1 – 20 .
  • Klinger , B . 1984 . Cinema/Ideology/Criticism Revisited: The Progressive Text . Screen , 25 Jan.-Feb. : 30 – 44 .
  • Lukow , G. and Ricci , S. 1984 . The ’Audience’ Goes ’Public’: Intertextuality, Genre, and the Responsibilities of Film Literacy . On Film , Spring : 28 – 36 .
  • Mast , Gerald and Cohen , Marshall , eds. 1985 . Film Theory and Criticism: Introductory Readings, , 3rd ed. New York : Oxford University Press . Section V includes essays on genre.
  • Neale , Stephen . 1980 . Genre London : British Film Institute . A brief but very useful discussion of issues in genre criticism.
  • Rollin , Bernard E. 1981 . Nature, Convention, and Genre Theory . Poetics , 10 : 127 – 143 . Argues for a biological analogy for genres.
  • Ryan , Marie-Laure . 1981 . Introduction: On the Why, What and How of Generic Taxonomy . Poetics , 10 : 109 – 126 .
  • Schatz , Thomas . 1981 . Hollywood Genres: Formulas, Filmmaking, and the Studio System Philadelphia : Temple University Press .
  • Weissenberger , Klaus . 1978 . “ A Morphological Genre Theory: An Answer to a Pluralism of Forms ” . In Theories of Genre Edited by: Strelka , Joseph P. University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press .
  • Winner , Thomas G. 1978 . “ Structural and Semiotic Genre Theory ” . In Theories of Genre Edited by: Strelka , Joseph P. University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press .

General Studies and Collections

  • Bedell , Sally . 1981 . Up the Tube: Prime-Time TV and the Silverman Years New York : Viking . A TV Guide reporter’s account of Silverman’s and others’ influence on network programming.
  • Bennett , Tony , Boyd-Bowman , Susan , Mercer , Colin and Woollacott , Janet , eds. 1981 . Popular Television and Film: A Reader London : BFI Publishing/The Open University Press . Sections on genre; television discourses, popular film and pleasure; and history, politics, and classical narrative.
  • Biskind , Peter . 1983 . Seeing Is Believing: How Hollywood Taught Us to Stop Worrying and Love the Fifties New York : Pantheon . Focus is on films of war, science fiction, relationships and the family, cultural paranoia, and consensus/conflict.
  • Cagin , Seth and Dray , Philip . 1984 . Hollywood Films of the Seventies: Sex, Drugs, Violence, Rock ’n Roll and Politics New York : Harper & Row .
  • Greenberg , Bradley S. , ed. 1980 . Life on Television: Content Analysis of U.S. Drama Norwood , NJ : Ablex . Statistical analyses of character types, sex typing, social behavior, and families.
  • Gunter . 1985 . Barrie. Dimensions of Television Violence New York : St. Martin’s Press . Contains chapters on genre violence, character types, statistical correlations of audiences, and other matters.
  • Kaplan , E. Ann , ed. 1983 . Regarding Television: Critical Approaches—An Anthology Los Angeles : American Film Institute/University Publications of America . Essays on news, sports, serials, and made-for-television films.
  • Marsden , Michael T. , Nachbar , John G. and Grogg , Sam L. Jr. , eds. 1982 . Movies as Artifacts: Cultural Criticism of Popular Film Chicago : Nelson-Hall . Section 3 contains essays on Western, musical, monster, Kung Fu, and pornographic films.
  • Newcomb , Horace , ed. 1982 . Television: The Critical View, , 3rd ed. New York : Oxford University Press . Essays on particular sitcoms, soaps, dramas, science fiction, sports programs, and commercials.
  • Pirie , David , ed. 1981 . Anatomy of the Movies New York : Macmillan . Essays on Westerns, thrillers, romances, comedies, musicals, horror films, science fiction, action-adventure, and drama.
  • Silverstone , Roger . 1981 . The Message of Television: Myth and Narrative in Contemporary Culture London : Heinemann . Structural study of television narrative with emphasis on Intimate Strangers.
  • Sklar , Robert . 1980 . Prime-Time America: Life on and Behind the Television Screen New York : Oxford . A potpourri of impressions.
  • Smith , V. Jackson . 1983 . Programming for Radio and Television: Revised Edition Lanham , MD : University Press of America .

Advertising and Propaganda

  • Blechman , Robert K. 1980 . The ’Savage Mind’ on Madison Avenue: A Structural Analysis of Television Advertising . Et cetera , Spring : 38 – 52 .
  • Keyser , Samuel Jay . 1983 . There Is Method in Their Adness: The Formal Structure of Advertisement . New Literary History , 14 ( No. 2 ) Winter : 305 – 334 .
  • Pronay , Nicholas and Spring , D. W. , eds. 1982 . Propaganda, Politics and Film, 1918-45 London : Macmillan . Essays on British propaganda, censorship, the working class; ideological polarization of French film between the World Wars; and Soviet documentaries.
  • Short , K. R. M. , ed. 1983 . Film and Radio Propaganda in World War II Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press . Essays on Allied, German, Italian, and Japanese propaganda.
  • Williamson , Judith . 1978 . Decoding Advertisements: Ideology and Meaning in Advertising New York : Marion Boyars . On print ads but a useful aid to reading television ads.

Animation and Cartoons

  • Hoffer , Thomas W. 1981 . Animation—A Reference Guide Westport , CT : Greenwood . Background history with reference material on archives and various areas of interest to scholars.
  • Lenburg , Jeff . 1981 . The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoon Series New York : DeKapo Press, Inc. . Brief credits and episode lists for silent, theatrical sound films, and television cartoons.
  • Manvell , Roger . Art and Animation: The Story of Halas & Batchelor Animation Studio, 1940/1980 The studio, n.d.
  • Peary , Danny and Peary , Gerald , eds. 1980 . The American Animated Cartoon New York : E. P. Dutton . Excellent collection of essays on history; the Disney Studio, Warner Brothers, and others; characters; and contemporary animated cartoons.
  • Shale , Richard . 1982 . Donald Duck Joins Up: The Walt Disney Studio During World War II Ann Arbor : UMI Research Press . An uncritical account of Disney’s propaganda efforts and training films, based on Shale’s dissertation.
  • Wilson , Steven S. 1980 . Puppets and People: Dimensional Animation Combined with Live Action in the Cinema San Diego : A. S. Barnes .

Children’s Genres

  • Fischer , Stuart . 1983 . Kids’ TV: The First 25 Years New York : Facts on File . Annotated program listing of shows for children from 1947 through the 1972-73 season.
  • Grossman , Gary H. 1981 . Saturday Morning TV New York : Delacorte .
  • Tiefenbacher , Michael . 1980 . Television and Comics 11 Menomonee Falls : Tiefenbacher . Lists comic books with tie-ins to television programs.
  • Turow , Joseph . 1981 . Entertainment, Education, and the Hard Sell: Three Decades of Network Children’s Television New York : Praeger . Statistical study of motifs in programs for children.
  • Woolery , George W. 1983 . Children’s Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981: Part I; Animated Cartoon Series Metuchen , NJ : Scarecrow . Part II; Life, Film, and Tape Series, 1983. 2 vols. Credits, series history, and synopses of series arranged according to sources.

Comedy: Film

  • Cavell , Stanley . 1984 . Pursuits of Happiness: The Hollywood Comedy of Remarriage Cambridge , MA : Harvard University Press . A study of representative films.
  • Gehring , Wes D. 1983 . Screwball Comedy: Defining a Film Genre 27 Muncie , IN : Ball State University (Monograph No. 31) . Definition and outline of the features of screwball comedy.
  • Grawe , Paul H. 1983 . Comedy in Space, Time and the Imagination Chicago : Nelson-Hall .
  • Maltin , Leonard . 1982 . The Great Movie Comedians—Update New York : Harmony House . Updated edition.
  • Seidman , Steve . 1981 . Comedian Comedy: A Tradition in Hollywood Film Ann Arbor : UMI Research Press .

Comedy: Television

  • Butsch , Richard and Glennon , Lynda M. 1983 . Social Class: Frequency Trends in Domestic Situation Comedy, 1946-1978 . Journal of Broadcasting , 21 Winter : 77 – 81 . Statistical analysis of the portrayal of working, professional, and self-employed heads of households in situation comedies.
  • Eisner , Joel and Krinsky , David . 1984 . Television Comedy Series: An Episode Guide to 153 TV Sitcoms in Syndication Jefferson , NC : McFarland . Brief notes on episodes.
  • Grote , David . 1983 . The End of Comedy: The Sit-Coms and the Comedic Tradition Hamden , CT : Archon Books . Situation comedy from stage through film and television.
  • Mitz , Rick . 1980 . The Great TV Sitcom Book New York : Richard Marek . Season-by-season capsule summaries of programs, often with fragments of scripts, 1949-1980.
  • Wilmut , Roger . 1980 . From Fringe to Flying Circus: Celebrating a Unique Generation of Comedy, 1960-1980 London : Eyre Methuen . On the development of English television comedy.

Crime

  • Clarens , Carlos . 1980 . Crime Movies: From Griffith to the Godfather and Beyond New York : W. W. Norton .
  • Douglass , Wayne J. 1981 . The Criminal Psychopath as Hollywood Hero . Journal of Popular Film and Television , 8 ( No. 4 ) Winter : 30 – 40 .
  • Kaplan , E. Ann , ed. 1980 . Women in Film Noir London : British Film Institute .
  • Lichter , Linda S. 1983 . Prime Time Crime: Criminals and Law Enforcers in TV Entertainment: A Study 64 Washington , DC : Media Institute .
  • McGee , Mark Thomas and Robertson , R. J. 1982 . The J. D. Films: Juvenile Delinquency in the Movies Jefferson , NC : McFarland . Covers films from the 1920s through the 1970s.
  • Ottoson , Robert . 1981 . A Reference Guide to the American Film Noir: 1940-1958 Metuchen , NJ : Scarecrow Press .
  • Park , William . 1978 . The Police State . Journal of Popular Film and Television , 6 ( No. 3 ) Fall : 229 – 237 . An account of the rise of the police-oriented crime film since the 1960s.
  • Powers , Richard Gid . 1983 . G-Men: Hoover’s FBI in American Popular Culture Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press . Includes information on representations on film and television.
  • Selby , Spencer . 1984 . Dark City: The Film Noir Jefferson , NC : McFarland . Brief discussions of 20 films, with annotations for a list of 490.
  • Skene Melvin , David and Melvin , Ann Skene . 1980 . Crime, Detective, Espionage, Mystery and Thriller Fiction and Film: A Comprehensive Bibliography of Critical Writing through 1979 Westport , CT : Greenwood .
  • Sobchack , Thomas . 1982 . New York Street Gangs or the Warriors of My Mind . Journal of Popular Film and Television , 10 ( No. 2 ) Summer : 77 – 85 .
  • Starks , Michael . 1981 . Cocaine Fiends and Reefer Madness: An Illustrated History of Drugs in the Movies New York : Cornwall Books .
  • Telotte , J. P. 1984 . The Detective as Dreamer: The Case of . The Lady in the Lake,” Journal of Popular Film and Television , 12 ( No. 1 ) Spring : 5 – 15 .
  • Tuska , Jon . 1984 . Dark Cinema: American Film Noir in Cultural Perspective Westport , CT : Greenwood Press .
  • Wakshlag , Jacob , Vial , Virginia and Tamborini , Ronald . 1983 . Selecting Crime Drama and Apprehension about Crime . Human Communication Research , 10 ( No. 2 ) Winter : 227 – 242 .

Documentary and News: Television

  • Adams , William C. , ed. 1982 . Television Coverage of International Affairs Norwood , NJ : Ablex . Analyses of news coverage of the Third World, terrorism, the 1980 Olympic boycott, and other events and topics.
  • Adams , William C. , ed. 1982 . Television Coverage of the Middle East Norwood , NJ : Ablex .
  • Adams , William C. , ed. 1983 . Television Coverage of the 1980 Presidential Campaign Norwood , NJ : Ablex .
  • Bethel , Tom . 1980 . Television Evening News Covers Inflation, 1978-79: An Analysis Washington , DC : The Media Institute .
  • Combs , James . 1982 . Television Aesthetics and the Depiction of Heroism: The Case of the TV Historical Biography . Journal of Popular Film and Television , 8 ( No. 2 ) Summer : 9 – 18 .
  • Dahlgren , Peter . 1980 . TV News and the Suppression of Reflexivity . Urban Life , 9 ( No. 2 ) July : 201 – 216 .
  • Devlin , L. Patrick . 1981 . Reagan’s and Carter’s Ad Men Review the 1980 Television Campaigns . Communication Quarterly , 30 ( No. 1 ) Winter : 3 – 12 .
  • Gitlin , Todd . 1980 . The Whole World is Watching: Mass Media in the Making and Unmaking of the New Left Berkeley : University of California Press . Analysis of the role of the media in shaping public perception of dissent from 1965 through the late 1970s.
  • Hammond , Charles Montgomery Jr . 1981 . The Image Decade: Television Documentary, 1965-1975 New York : Hastings House .
  • Hartley , John . 1982 . Understanding News New York : Methuen . Semiotic analysis of news on paper and television.
  • Hoffer , Thomas W. and Nelson , Richard Alan . 1980 . Evolution of Docudrama on American Television Networks: A Content Analysis, 1966-1978 . Southern Speech Communication Journal , 45 Winter : 149 – 163 .
  • Jolly , Brad . 1982 . Videotaping Local History Nashville , TN : American Association for State and Local History .
  • McAnany , Emile G. 1983 . Television and Crisis: Ten Years of Network News Coverage of Central America, 1972-1981 . Media, Culture and Society , 5 ( No. 2 ) April
  • Mould , David H. 1983 . American News-film, 1914-1919: The Underexposed War New York : Garland (Dissertations on Film series) .
  • Mould , David H. 1984 . Historical Trends in the Criticism of the Newsreel and Television News, 1930-1955 . Journal of Popular Film and Television , 12 ( No. 3 ) Fall : 118 – 126 .
  • Schlesinger , Philip , Murdock , Graham and Elliott , Philip . 1983 . Televising “Terrorism”: Political Violence in Popular Culture London : Comedia Publishing Group .
  • Sheley , Joseph F. and Ashkins , Cindy D. 1981 . Crime, Crime News, and Crime Views . Public Opinion Quarterly , 45 Winter : 492 – 506 .
  • Silverstone , Roger . 1983 . The Right to Speak: On a Poetic for Television Documentary . Media, Culture and Society , 5 April : 137 – 154 .
  • Smith , James R. and Davis , Leslie K. 1979-80 . Patterns of Graphic Presentation in Network Nightly News . International Journal of Instructional Media , 7 ( No. 1 ) : 13 – 23 . Introduction to techniques and practices.
  • Teague , Bob . 1982 . Live and Off Color: News Biz New York : A. & W. . Informal behind-the-scenes revelations.
  • Television News Study Center, Reserves and Media Resources Department, George Washington University Library . 1981 . Television News Resources: A Guide to Collections 27 Washington , DC : Gelman Library, George Washington University Library .
  • January 1972 . Television News Index and Abstracts January , Nashville , TN : Vanderbilt Television News Archives . Brief, timed, content summaries of network news broadcasts.
  • Veith , Richard . 1983 . Television’s Teletext New York : North-Holland .
  • Weaver , David H. 1983 . Videotext Journalism: Teletext, Viewdata, and the News Hillsdale , NJ : L. Erlbaum Associates . The technology and use of videotext systems, more fully developed in England.
  • Yoakam , Richard D. and Cremer , Charles F. 1985 . ENG: Television News and New Technology Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press .

Horror

  • Ackerman , Forrest J. 1981 . Forrest J. Ackerman Presents Mr. Monster’s Movie Gold: A Treasure-trove of Imagi-movies Edited by: Stine , Hank . Virginia Beach , VA : Donning . Nostalgic stills, several documents, brief text.
  • Carroll , Noel . 1981 . Nightmare and the Horror Film: The Symbolic Biology of Fantastic Beings . Film Quarterly , 34 Spring : 16 – 25 .
  • Cantor , Joanne , Ziemke , Dean and Sparks , Glenn G. 1984 . Effect of Forewarning on Emotional Responses to a Horror Film . Journal of Broadcasting , 28 ( No. 1 ) Winter
  • Frank , Alan . 1982 . The Horror Film Handbook Totowa , NJ : Barnes and Noble .
  • Grant , Barry Keith . 1985 . Planks of Reason: Essays on the Horror Film Metuchen , NJ : Scarecrow .
  • Kennedy , Harlan . 1982 . Things That Go Howl in the Id . Film Comment , 18 ( No. 2 ) : 37 – 39 .
  • McCarty , John . 1984 . Splatter Movies: Breaking the Last Taboo of the Screen New York : St. Martin’s Press . A history and discussion of films whose “intent is to mortify.”
  • Pitts , Michael R. 1981 . Horror Film Stars Jefferson , NC : McFarland .
  • Prawer , Siegbert Saloman . 1980 . Caligari’s Children: The Film as Tale of Terror New York : Oxford University Press . Includes chapters on the genre, the uncanny, and several classics.
  • Riccardo , Martin V. 1983 . Vampires Unearthed: The Complete Multi-Media Vampire and Dracula Bibliography New York : Garland .
  • Rockett , W. S. 1982 . The Door Ajar: Structure and Convention in Horror Films that Would Terrify . Journal of Popular Film and Television , 10 ( No. 3 ) Fall : 130 – 136 .
  • Rockett , W. S. 1983 . Landscape and Manscape: Reflections and Distortion in Horror Films . Post Script , 3 ( No. 1 ) Fall : 19 – 34 .

Musicals

  • Altman , Rick , ed. 1981 . Genre: The Musical Boston : Routledge & Kegan Paul/British Film Institute . Fourteen essays on production, direction, music, social context, and form of the musical.
  • Delamater , Jerome . 1981 . Dance in the Hollywood Musical Ann Arbor : UMI Research Press .
  • Feuer , Jane . 1982 . The Hollywood Musical Bloomington : Indiana University Press . Useful discussion of the form, spectacle, music, dream aspects, and history of musicals.
  • Green , Stanley . 1981 . Encyclopedia of the Musical Film New York : Oxford University Press .
  • Scheurer , Timothy E. 1980 . ’I’ll Sing You a Thousand Love Songs’: A Selected Filmography of the Musical Film . Journal of Popular Film and Television , 8 ( No. 1 ) Spring : 61 – 67 . An annotated list that covers films from 1921 to 1980
  • Sennett , Ted . 1981 . Hollywood Musicals New York : Henry N. Abrams . Lavish photographs with a nostalgic text.
  • Shout , John D. 1982 . The Film Musical and the Legacy of Show Business . Journal of Popular Film and Television , 10 ( No. 1 ) Spring : 23 – 26 .
  • Telotte , J. P. 1982 . Self and Society: Vincent Minnelli and Musical Formula . Journal of Popular Film and Television , 9 ( No. 4 ) Winter : 181 – 193 .
  • Telotte , J. P. 1980 . Dancing the Depression: Narrative Strategy in the Astaire-Rogers Films . Journal of Popular Film and Television , 8 ( No. 3 ) Fall : 15 – 24 .

Pornography

  • Byerly , Greg . 1980 . Pornography, the Conflict over Sexually Explicit Materials in the United States: An Annotated Bibliography New York : Garland .
  • Copp , David and Wendell , Susan , eds. 1983 . Pornography and Censorship Buffalo , NY : Prometheus Books .
  • Davis , Murray S. 1983 . Smut: Erotic Reality/Obscene Ideology Chicago : University of Chicago Press . An experiential approach to sexuality with passing references to film.
  • Eysenck , J. J. and Nias , D. K. B. 1980 . Sex, Violence, and the Media New York : Granada . General assessment of the relationships.
  • Gordon , George N. 1980 . Erotic Communications: Studies in Sex, Sin, and Censorship New York : Hastings House .
  • Gray , Susan H. 1982 . Exposure to Pornography and Aggression Toward Women: The Case of the Angry Male . Social Problems , 29 ( No. 4 ) April : 387 – 398 .
  • Griffin , Susan . 1981 . Pornography and Silence: Culture’s Revenge Against Nature New York : Harper & Row .
  • Hazen , Helen . 1983 . Endless Rapture: Rape, Romance, and the Female Imagination New York : Scribner .
  • Lederer , Laura , ed. 1980 . Take Back the Night: Women on Pornography New York : Morrow .
  • Limbacher , James L. 1983 . Sexuality in World Cinema Metuchen , NJ : Scarecrow . Annotated filmography.
  • Linedecker , Clifford L. 1981 . Children in Chains New York : Everest House .
  • Meyers , Richard . 1983 . For One Week Only: The World of Exploitation Films Piscataway , NJ : New Century .
  • Rollin , Roger B. 1982 . Triple-X: Erotic Movies and Their Audiences . Journal of Popular Film and Television , 10 ( No. 1 ) Spring : 2 – 21 .
  • Yaffe , Maurice and Nelson , Edward C. , eds. 1982 . The Influence of Pornography on Behaviour New York : Academic Press .

Religion

  • Armstrong , Ben . 1979 . The Electric Church Nashville , TN : T. Nelson .
  • Campbell , Richard H. and Pitts , Michael R. 1981 . The Bible on Film: A Checklist, 1897-1980 Metuchen , NJ : Scarecrow . Credits and commentary with a brief list of television programs.
  • Hadden , Jeffrey K. and Swann , Charles B. 1981 . Prime Time Preachers: The Rising Power of Televangelism Reading , MA : Addison-Wesley . Chronicles the growing political influence of religious fundamentalists who have made effective use of television.
  • Hill , George H. 1983 . Airwaves of the Soul: The Influence and Growth of Religious Broadcasting in America Saratoga , CA : R & E Publications . Brief history with a chapter on black gospel innovators, and audience surveys.
  • Horsfield , Peter G. 1984 . Religious Television: The American Experience New York : Longman .
  • 1985 . Journal of Communication , 35 Winter : 89 – 173 . Special section on “Mediated Ministry,” with essays on the rise, growing influence, and problems of religious programming.
  • May , John R. and Bird , Michael , eds. 1982 . Religion in Film Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press . A collection that includes essays on genres and trends.

Science Fiction

  • Frank , Alan . 1982 . The Science Fiction Film Handbook Totowa , NJ : Barnes and Noble . Credits and synopses, with a brief discussion of themes.
  • Greenberg , Harvey . 1984 . In Search of Spock: A Psychoanalytic Inquiry . Journal of Popular Film and Television , 12 ( No. 2 ) Summer : 52 – 65 .
  • Lentz , Harris M. 1983 . Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film and Television Credits: Over 10,000 Actors, Actresses, Directors Vol. 2 , Jefferson , NC : McFarland .
  • Slusser , George E. and Rabkin , Eric S. , eds. 1985 . Shadows of the Magic Lamp: Fantasy and Science Fiction in Film Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press .
  • Telotte , J. P. 1983 . Human Artifice and the Science Fiction Film . Film Quarterly , 36 Spring : 44 – 51 .
  • Warren , Bill . 1982 . Keep Watching the Skies! American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties Vol. 1 , 1950 – 1957 . Jefferson , NC : McFarland . Personal evaluations and accounts of numerous films with a brief historical preface.
  • Williams , T . 1983 . Close Encounters of the Authoritarian Kind . Wide Angle , 5 ( No. 4 ) : 22 – 29 .
  • Willis , Donald C. 1982 . Horror and Science Fiction Films II Metuchen , NJ : Scarecrow . Updates his 1972 checklist.

Soap Operas

  • Cantor , Muriel and Pingree , Suzanne . 1983 . The Soap Opera Beverly Hills , CA : Sage .
  • Cassata , Mary and Skill , Thomas . 1983 . Life on Daytime Television: Tuning in American Serial Drama Norwood , NJ : Ablex .
  • Feuer , Jane . 1984 . Melodrama, Serial Form and Television Today . Screen , 25 Jan.-Feb. : 4 – 16 .
  • Groves , Sali . 1983 . Soaps: A Pictorial History of America’s Daytime Dramas Chicago : Contemporary Books .
  • Hobson , Dorothy . 1982 . Crossroads—The Drama of Soap Opera London : Methuen .
  • Intintoli , Michael James . 1984 . Taking Soaps Seriously: The World of Guiding Light New York : Praeger . An analysis based on participant observation.
  • LaGuardia , Robert . 1983 . Soap World New York : Arbor House . Brief histories and extensive summaries of 20 television serials.
  • Rouverol , Jean . 1984 . Writing for Soaps Cincinnati : Writer’s Digest Books . Informed discussion of the practice of writing for daytime serials.

War

  • Adair , Gilbert . 1981 . Hollywood’s Vietnam: From The Green Berets to Apocalypse Now New York : Proteus .
  • Dick , Bernard F. 1985 . The Star-Spangled Screen: The American World War II Film Lexington : University Press of Kentucky .
  • Kane , Kathryn R. 1982 . Visions of War: Hollywood Combat Films of World War II Ann Arbor : UMI Research Press .
  • Reimer , Robert C. 1984 . Nazi-Retro Films: Experiencing the Mistakes of the Ordinary Citizen . Journal of Popular Film and Television , 12 ( No. 3 ) Fall : 112 – 117 .
  • Rubin , Steven Jay . 1981 . Combat Films: American Realism, 1945-1970 Jefferson , NC : McFarland . Detailed study of seven films with background material.
  • Sayre , Nora . 1982 . Running Time: Films of the Cold War New York : Dial .
  • Smith , Claude J. 1984 . Clean Boys in Bright Uniforms: The Rehabilitation of the U.S. Military in Films Since 1978 . Journal of Popular Film and Television , 11 ( No. 4 ) Winter : 144 – 152 .
  • Valleau , Marjory . 1982 . The Spanish Civil War in American and European Films Ann Arbor : UMI Research Press .

Westerns

  • Bataille , Gretchen M. and Silet , Charles L. P. , eds. 1980 . The Pretend Indians: Images of Native Americans in the Movies Ames : Iowa State University . Brief essays on the portrayal of Indians in film.
  • Cawelti , John G. 1985 . The Six-Gun Mystique, , Revised edition Bowling Green , OH : Bowling Green University Popular Press . Revised edition of Cawelti’s seminal study.
  • Frayling , Christopher . 1981 . Spaghetti Westerns: Cowboys and Europeans from Karl Marx to Sergio Leone Boston : Routledge & Kegan Paul . Extensive analysis of European filmmakers’ use of the Western, from Sutter’s Gold to the late 1970s.
  • Galperin , William . 1981 . History into Allegory: The Wild Bunch as Vietnam Movie . Western Humanities Review , 35 Summer : 165 – 172 .
  • Garfield , Brian . 1982 . Western Films: A Complete Guide New York : Rawson Associates . Alphabetical listing of films with short credits and brief plot summaries.
  • Hardy , Phil . 1983 . The Film Encyclopedia: The Western New York : Morrow . Plot synopses from the 1930s through the 1980s, with miscellaneous information on top rentals, box office draws, and other matters.
  • Jones , Daryl E. 1982 . The Earliest Western Films . Journal of Popular Film and Television , 8 ( No. 2 ) Summer : 42 – 47 .
  • Lenihan , John H. 1980 . Showdown: Confronting Modern America in the Western Film Urbana : University of Illinois Press .
  • Miller , Gabriel . 1983 . Shane Redux: The Shootist and the Western Dilemma . Journal of Popular Film and Television , 11 ( No. 2 ) Summer : 66 – 78 .
  • Parks , Rita . 1982 . The Western Hero in Film and Television: Mass Media Mythology Ann Arbor : UMI Research Press .
  • Rainey , Buck . 1980 . Saddle Aces of the Cinema San Diego : A. S. Barnes . Credits for 15 Western stars popular during the heyday of the genre.
  • Sarf , Wayne Michael . 1983 . God Bless You, Buffalo Bill: A Layman’s Guide to History and the Western Film Rutherford , NJ : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press . A comparison of history and the myth on film.

Others

  • Campbell , Edward D. C. Jr . 1981 . The Celluloid South: Hollywood and the Southern Myth Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press . Treatment of the South from silents through the 1980s.
  • Campbell , Russell . 1982 . Cinema Strikes Back: Radical Filmmaking in the United States, 1930-1942 Ann Arbor : UMI Research Press .
  • Desser , D . 1983 . Toward a Structural Analysis of the Postwar Samauri Film . Quarterly Review of Film Studies , 8 ( No. 1 ) : 25 – 41 .
  • French , Warren , ed. 1981 . The South and Film Jackson : University Press of Mississippi . Studies of various aspects of the “Southern genre” and other films set in the South.
  • Gabriel , Teshome H. 1982 . Third Cinema in the Third World: The Aesthetics of Liberation Ann Arbor : UMI Research Press .
  • Genelli , Tom and Genelli , Lyn Davis . 1984 . Between Two Worlds: Some Thoughts Beyond the ’Film Blanc,’ “ . Journal of Popular Film and Television , 12 ( No. 3 ) Fall : 100 – 111 . Discusses films about after-death experiences of people “in the beyond.”
  • Goldman , Eric A. 1983 . Visions, Images, and Dreams: Yiddish Film Past and Present Ann Arbor : UMI Research Press .
  • Goldstein , Ruth M. and Zor-now , Edith . 1980 . The Screen Image of Youth: Movies about Children and Adolescents Metuchen , NJ : Scarecrow .
  • Kuhn , Annette . 1984 . Women’s Genres . Screen , 25 Jan.-Feb. : 18 – 28 .
  • MacBean , J. R. 1984 . Watching the Third World Watchers . Film Quarterly , 37 ( No. 3 ) : 1 – 13 .
  • Powers , Ron . 1984 . Supertube: The Rise of Television Sports New York : Coward-McCann .
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