<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="6.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mittell, Jason</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">A Cultural Approach to Television Genre Theory</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cinema Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2001</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2001</style></date></pub-dates></dates><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Project Muse</style></publisher><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">40</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">3 - 24</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">This essay argues that genres are cultural categories that surpass the boundaries of media texts and operate within industry, audience, and cultural practices as well. Offering a television-specific approach, the article explores media genres by incorporating contemporary cultural theory and exemplifying its discursive approach with a brief case study.</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">3</style></issue></record></records></xml>