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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Sample Bibliography

[691] Connors, R. J. (1986).  Genre Theory in Literature. (Simons, H. W., & Aghazarian A. A., Ed.).Form, Genre, and the Study of Political Discourse. 25–44.
[881] Mittell, J. (2001).  Cartoon Realism: Genre Mixing and the Cultural Life of the Simpsons. Velvet Light Trap: A Critical Journal of Film & Television. 15–30.

Glossary Sample

A class of cybergenres in which the new genre emerges within the new medium. Novel subgenres are "either not based on previously existing genres or substantially different from existing genres on the basis of increased functionality" (97). They can...


User Spotlight

Name: Caroline Kerfoot
Institution: Stockholm University
Department/Program Affiliation: Centre for Research on Bilingualism
Education: PhD
Status: Research Fellow

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