Category:Genres
- The main article for this category is Genre.
- Contrast category:Genres with category:Media and formats ("film", "book"; "short", "long"; "serial"; "graphic novel"). "Genre" by contrast is more about the subject content of the work. In some instances the form and subject merge, e.g., epic poetry, or cookbooks.
- Categorization notes
- Classes of fictional works characterized by particular conventions or criteria particular to that class. (Fairly circular, I know.) For this wiki, SF includes all manner of sf-related genres and subgenres. Reference information about non-SFnal genres will also be included as relevant.
- Here, include articles on particular genres. Within subcategories by genre name, include (a) the article that defines and discusses the genre; (b) articles on panels or other discussions about the genre; and (c) a subcategory of "Works of X genre", e.g., "Category:Works of horror".
- Do not diffuse articles and subcategories into subcategories, but redundantly categorize them. Category:Genres should be an alphabetical index of all genres and genre subcategories. Genres should also be categorized within the genre category tree:
- A genre-work typically includes a number of themes and tropes, characterization tropes, worldbuilding tropes, and plot devices that are specific to that genre. The entire concept of genrefication has been criticized for a number of reasons, and described as a marketing technique.
Subcategories
This category has the following 51 subcategories, out of 51 total.
Pages in category "Genres"
The following 81 pages are in this category, out of 81 total.