About GXB

Genre is a idea that crosses disciplinary, national, methodological, conceptual, and pedagogical borders. The purpose of Genre across Borders (GXB) is to advance genre theory and research by helping scholars and students cross these borders. The site combines two primary functions:

  • As a reference guide to scholarship in the many fields of genre study
  • As a networking portal for scholars and teachers

GXB aims to offer a comprehensive overview of the multiple strands of genre scholarship and their relationships, in order to catalyze intellectual exchange and pedagogical innovation and to help us understand the processes and motivations of genre development, evolution, and circulation.

GXB now features translations of research introductions on our Research page. Contact us to contribute a translation. You may also select an interface display language on your Profile page.

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Glossary Sample

A well-established genre from the near or distant past that helps rhetors make sense of a novel situation (or constrains their ability to recognize the disjunctures between the old situation and the new) (Jamieson, 1975). "...


User Spotlight

Name: Patricia J Moore-Jeter
Institution: Brian Lamb School of Communication, Purdue University
Department/Program Affiliation: Communication
Education: MA, Communication and Information Studies; School of Communication and Information, Rutgers University, 2012
Status: PhD Student, TA
Biography: PhD Student interested in Online communities, Online social networks, Identity and relationships online, Deception in online spaces and Cyberethnography

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