The term genre is much used in the history and criticism of visual art, but in art history has meanings that overlap rather confusingly. Genre painting is a term for paintings where the main subject features human figures to … See more

A music genre is a conventional category that identifies pieces of music as belonging to a shared tradition or set of conventions. It is to … See more

In philosophy of language, genre figures prominently in the works of philosopher and literary scholar Mikhail Bakhtin. Bakhtin's basic observations were of "speech genres" … See more

In the field of rhetoric, genre theorists usually understand genres as types of actions rather than types or forms of texts. On this … See more

A literary genre is a category of literary composition. Genres may be determined by literary technique, tone, content, or even (as in the case … See more

The basic genres of film can be regarded as drama, in the feature film and most cartoons, and documentary. Most dramatic feature … See more

The concept of genre is often applied, sometimes rather loosely, to other media with an artistic element, such as video game genres. Genre, and numerous minutely divided subgenres, affect popular culture very significantly, not least as they are used to classify … See more