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2020 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
6. The Uses of Genre: Productivity, Cultural Distinction and Shared Culture
Author : Nicolas Labarre
Published in: Understanding Genres in Comics
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
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Abstract
This chapter examines the usefulness of genres for the producers of comics, including the creators, publishers and the other actors involved into the creation and distribution of these texts. It argues that genres and other architexts serve to mitigate risks in an industry of prototype, that they can serve as intertextual building blocks and that they can be used to trigger cultural memories, occasionally tied to cultural hierarchies.