GENRE THEORY - STEVE NEALE

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KEY IDEAS:
//Genres are not fixed but CONSTANTLY EVOLVING.
//Genres INFLUENCE EACH OTHER sometimes to form HYBRID genres.
//Products which link to the genre share the genre conventions creating an INTERTEXTUAL RELAY.

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