Tim Januška



}Designed to identify the prevailing belief system of a genre.
}Ideology is defined as the system of beliefs or ideas that help determine the thinking and
behavior of a culture – what life is and what it should be.
}Political
}Religious
}Cultural

}Exporting: Traditional values vs. Western values.
}Racist, sexist, etc.
}Extending to the audience.
}Change isn’t necessary, the return to status quo is.
}https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nv_zqOz-sHI

}Point of view.
}Worldview.
}Function (latent).
}Formulaic elements – premise, title, structure, plot, characters.
}Inter-genre approach – preeminence of “The System”, consumer ideology.
}GENRE AND SOCIAL COMMENTARY: Parody and allegory.