Student: Rija Faisal
How has the academic reception of popular genres changed over time?
And
What might the value be of studying them?
As a field of study on its own, popular genre has only recently started to be widely accepted and studied in universities. One can say, in the academic world, this branch of fiction was rather, “unpopular”.
The categories of popular genre include:
Anime.
Comics.
Science fiction.
Fantasy fiction.
For a long period of time, popular genre, or genre fiction as it is also known, was widely excluded from the literary and academic world. These works of fiction were not taken as seriously as classic literature, which is still considered to be a more “elevated” form of literature, and this perspective remained among the academic elite for quite some time.
Slowly, however, as these works of fiction evolved and advanced, they established their own place in the academic world.
Benefits of studying popular genre or popular fiction:
Broadens our horizons.
We get to learn about and come to understand people who are different from us.
Helps us to refine our own writing skills.
Teaches us about universal human experience.
References:
(n.d.). importance of studying literature e notes Homework Help. Retrieved from: https://www.enotes.com/homework-help/why-study-literature-important-what-skills-do-408329
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