Hybrid Genre Research Articles

Singing Against the Grain: How Ivan Kavaleridze Navigated Socialist Realism in His Film Opera Natalka Poltavka (1936)

Abstract The article discusses the first attempts of Soviet culture to produce a hybrid genre of film opera in the mid-1930s. It traces the artistic background of Ukrainian sculptor and filmmaker Ivan Kavaleridze who was chosen to pioneer the new genre, as well as the complex national dynamic between Russian and non-Russian Soviet republics amidst the stabilization of Socialist Realist conventions and the launch of the anti-formalist campaign in the ussr. Finally, it addresses the issues of russification, exoticization and alienation of Ukrainian film culture of the time.

Eimear McBride’s mouthpieces and the uses of a Beckettian dramatic structure for meaning

This article investigates Eimear McBride’s collected mini-plays published as Mouthpieces in their written form. Although we do not examine the performance of the plays, radio production of the plays by RTÉ’s Drama On One with actors Eimear McBride and Aoife Duffin sheds light on this discussion. The aim of this study is to delve into how the pieces stand compared to Samuel Beckett’s legacy in terms of genre and dramatic structure for the construction of their meaning. Furthermore, the presence of elements from other dramatic traditions are highlighted as well, with a quick view over how they influence the texts’ structure. The research also inspects how the hybridity of genres of the pieces, described by McBride as two performances and one prose/performance, influence the topics and meanings of the text, and vice-versa, how the content of the work forms and informs its structure for the creation of meaning. Moreover, there is a brief analysis on how the pieces stand apart and together as three pieces of a single work, offering insight on McBride’s newest publication.

Experimental Life Writing—Special Issue Introduction

ABSTRACT This article introduces Experimental Life Writing, a special issue dedicated to exploring narratives that push the boundaries of the form. It provides an overview of the field of experimental life writing, as it is viewed in the contemporary, and homes in on the relationship between creative practice and critical interpretation of the genre. It goes on to discuss the conference from which the special issue was born, with its particular focus on placing creative and critical practitioners in conversation. The article concludes with a précis of the resulting papers, which range from coining new hybrid genres, to analysing spontaneous writing practices, and identity creation in writing, taking in themes as broad as gender, death, childhood, technology and international politics.

Hybrid genre forms in Yakut poetry of the second half of the twentieth century: specifics and design features

The purpose of the study is to determine the specifics of the formation and construction of hybrid structures as original genre forms of Yakut poetry of the second half of the twentieth century. The scientific novelty consists in an attempt to comprehensively study the specifics of genre synthesis in Yakut poetry from the point of view of new methodological approaches to the systematic and typological study of the problem of stable contextual structures. As a result, it is proved that the poetic texts of Ivan Gogolev – "Writing on the tusk of a mammoth", "Song of Lena" are unique examples of synthesized, hybrid genre forms of a cycle-poem and a mounting polycyclic structure. The contamination of the genre possibilities of the poetic cycle and the poem within the framework of an integral artistic structure makes it possible to characterize texts from the perspective of a qualitatively new meta-genre status for Yakut literature

Everyday positivity: An appraisal analysis of online identity in food blogs

This paper analyses a number of “About me” sections of Danish food blogs to the purpose of investigating how bloggers discursively construct online identities. The blogs belong to a hybrid genre, containing both commercial products (recipes) and the personal narratives of bloggers on their everyday lives. Because of the highly subjective character of the narratives, the appraisal framework from systemic functional linguistics was chosen as an analytical tool to uncover patterns in evaluative language. Through the selection of content and the way it is discursively presented, bloggers seek to create a bond with an imagined audience, with whom they form a so-called ambient affiliation. Two such bonds are identified: a positive-thinking bond and a feeling-of-safety bond.

The Hybridization of Theater and Psychoanalysis

This article examines the concept of hybridity in the context of interdisciplinary approaches and genre-mixing practices in the humanities. It specifically considers the fusion of theater and psychoanalysis, which share common themes essentially drawn from the human psyche and condition. As a hybrid genre, theater emerges from literary texts, with choreographers adapting the narratives into performances. Consequently, theater is seen as an art form that incorporates elements of drama and other genres to create a polyphonic stage oeuvre.

A multi-dimensional analysis of corporate blogs

Abstract Using a corpus-based multi-dimensional analysis, this study investigates the linguistic features and variation of corporate blogs from four industries: Service industry, the Wholesale and Retail Trade industry, the Manufacturing industry, and Information industry. The primary goal of this study is to examine the linguistic variation in corporate blogs from different industries. The data used for the current study is a 570,745-word corpus consisting of 995 textual posts from 40 top-ranked corporate blogs. In the multi-dimensional analysis, 67 linguistic features in the corpus are tagged, counted and normalized by using a Multidimensional Analysis Tagger (MAT). We imported the output files containing relevant statistical information from the MAT and then to SPSS 25.0 for a further t-test analysis. Overall, the corporate blogs are closest to the text type of general narrative exposition. The study finds that, as a hybrid genre, corporate blogs are basically informationally dense, non-narrative, interactive, and contextually independent. There are some statistically significant differences between four sub-corpora in corporate blogs. In particular, the Wholesale & Retail Trade sub-corpus is the most distinctive one that is significantly different from others on many dimensions, characterized by giving instructions, or telling stories, rather than persuading their audiences to do something.

Football live text commentary as a speech genre (Based on materials in English and Ukrainian languages)

This article presents a comprehensive analysis of the speech genre “live text commentary” within the football discourse. The analysis procedure covers seven criteria, with the help of which the communicative-pragmatic genre aspects are examined in English and Ukrainian languages. The addresser’s communicative goal and the recipient’s corresponding model have been identified. The narrative content of the communicative event has been clarified. Potential preceding and subsequent speech genres have been identified. The peculiarities of the verbal realization of the author's communicative goal have been taken into account. The results of the research have assisted in determining the leading characteristics of the hybrid genre. Common and distinctive features in the represented languages have been established.

THE ISSUE OF MODERN KAZAKH POSTMODERNISM AND NEO-MYTHOLOGISM IS IN THE ASPECT OF NATIONAL KNOWLEDGE (BASED ON THE STORIES OF A. KEMELBAYEVA)

The article considers the development of the postmodernism in Kazakh, Russian, and French literature. The research is based on M. Epstein’s theory about the formation of the direction of post-Soviet postmodernism. The theoretical basis of the study was considered in the light of the opinions of such researchers as N. Kuchina, S. Sheyanova, Ye. Zinurova, M. Gontar, A. Maulenov, S. Takirov, S. Altybayeva, N.Syzdykbayev, D. Kaliakbar, B. Syzdykova, A. Kairbekova, B. Orazova. The practical significance of the article is determined within the framework of studying the direction of postmodernism in modern Kazakh literature. The means of the direction of postmodernism which have social, philosophical significance, were considered through the phenomenon of intertext. The main means of the phenomenon of intertextuality are the transfer of methods of simulacrum, reminiscence and postmodernism through mythical plots. The stories “Konyrkaz (Grey goose)”, “Tyrnak (Claw)”, “Yesim (Name)”, “Kosmos (Space)” by A. Kemelbayeva, who contributed to the development of postmodernism in Kazakh literature, are analyzed. The techniques of flexible postmodernism dictate the writer's ability to portray society. The paper describes the role as a national code and highlights the ethnographic character while examining issues with folk understanding, national knowledge, and legendary beliefs in the stories of A. Kemelbayeva from the perspective of intertextuality. The author’s use of mythological knowledge in her novels is examined within the context of contemporary postmodern literature and the neomiphologism dilemma. Postmodernism’s foundational concepts of mythical cognition and understanding are portrayed in a nostalgic, retrospective light, taking into account the unique characteristics of the narrative form. The article’s fundamental thesis is that the theory of the hybrid genre in the contemporary narrative system, transformation, is based on the field of neomyphologism.

Beyond the Veil: Genre hybridity, cultural specificity and anthology media in Aotearoa New Zealand

Beyond the Veil: Genre hybridity, cultural specificity and anthology media in Aotearoa New Zealand

The distinctive genre of 9/11 literature about children

The article explores the genre specifics of American 9/11 novels about children. The genre features of 9/11 literature include a modification of the classic educational novel. Such genre elements as the hero’s growing up process, their journey beyond ordinary life, and their return as changed individuals, still form the primary narrative focus of these works. However, the temporality and the impetus for action development are altered compared to the classic educational novel, which is typical for the subgenre of the initiation novel. The main catalyst of the plot becomes the traumatic experiences of the characters, representing either the trauma of loss or mental traumatization of a loved one. The interplay of road motive and motive of search symbolizes personal development and introduces elements of a detective quest, while romantic motives are linked to the outcome of the initiation trial and the formation of the character’s personality. To implement the tasks set, this study employs cultural-historical and comparative-typological methods with elements of structural analysis. The scientific novelty of this work consists in conducting a study of the genre features of literature about children and teenagers thematically based on the events of September 11, 2001, on a little-studied corpus of artistic material. For the first time in Russian science, the author of the article attempts to identify and summarize the characteristic genre features of this body of works. The main results of the study lie in revealing of hybridization of genres: the initiation novel is supplemented with elements of detective and romance novels. An important aspect here is the presence of motives of travel and heroism, coupled with the problem of the trauma of not-knowing, traumatic experiences of loss, and orphanhood. This article deepens scientific knowledge on the issue of the specificity of 9/11 literature, highlighting the process of transformation and enrichment of traditional genre elements in the context of historical events that have been reflected in the literary work of the representatives of contemporary culture.

TELEVİZYON BELGESELCİLİĞİNDE YENİ NESİL YAKLAŞIMLAR: KİMLİK TEMSİLLERİ ÜZERİNE BİR İNCELEME

The art of cinema also has a history similar to the history of documentary cinema. With the emergence of the art of cinema, the most critical task of moving images has been to convey a message or meaning. Within the framework of the thesis content, while discussing the historical process of documentary cinema, the development of this type of cinema and its serving different purposes in different cultures are discussed. Within the scope of the thesis, it explains how documentary cinema changed after the Second World War when it shook hands with television and when consumer culture was more palpable with the influence of modernism, accompanied by different ideologies. The main problem of the thesis is that the culture of consumption affects every aspect of human life. Reality shows deformed this genre with the transition of documentary cinema to television, and hybrid genres emerged to serve the culture of consumption. For documentary cinema to survive, its agreement with television has led to the emergence of hybrid genres. In this study, "Tight Transformation," broadcast on TLC, a sub-channel of the Discovery Channel, is analyzed using Norman Fairclough's critical discourse analysis method. Discourse has been used in scientific articles and works that emerged in social sciences in the West after 1960. This method aims to reveal the ideological messages conveyed in the program through dialogues and body language in the context of consumer culture.

Individual Differences in Cognitive Abilities and Personality Traits Predict Car-Soccer Video Game Performance

Associations with player performance in traditional field-based sports and video games have been observed with specific cognitive abilities and personality traits. The present study investigated whether such connections can be used to predict performance in hybrid genre video games that include game mechanics from multiple traditional games. The focus of the present was on the hybrid genre car-soccer game, Rocket League. The gameplay shares some aspects of traditional soccer and video games along with unique mechanics. Psychological traits that have been observed to correlate with performance in these traditional games were hypothesized to be associated with better Rocket League performance. In the present study, participants greater in mental rotation ability and number processing tended to have higher performance. Evidence from detailed match metrics indicated that they more effectively navigated and maneuvered around the car-soccer arena. Connections with personality traits suggested that player openness and neuroticism affected offensive–defensive metrics, likely via team dynamics. Variations in associations with match metrics indicated that different car-soccer gameplay actions relied upon different psychological abilities. This research suggests that psychological predictors of performance in traditional sports may predict performance in hybrid video games that share game mechanics.

Трактат в обличье поэмы: пограничный жанр и особенности его языковой организации

The hybrid genre of poetic treatise occupies a somewhat marginal position within the lit­erary genres landscape. Nonetheless, it holds particular interest as a realm of interaction be­tween artistic and scientific discourses, sometimes intertwining with everyday speech. In the twentieth century, the interplay between scientific and poetic texts, as well as between verse and prose, took on new experimental forms. Western literature saw the influence of Ludwig Wittgenstein and his philosophical treatise form on artistic practices, including poetry. Witt­genstein's "Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus" left a significant imprint on poets associated with the ‘language school’ in the USA. Furthermore, Wittgenstein's treatise and its interpre­tation by Arkadii Dragomoshchenko continue to reverberate in contemporary Russophone poetry, particularly within the objectivist line. The research material encompasses texts of poetic treatises from the Russian avant-garde (Ivan Terentyev, Daniil Kharms, and Yakov Druskin), contemporary Russophone objectivist poetry (Arkadii Dragomoshchenko, Ale­ksandr Skidan, and Nikita Safonov), and American ‘language writing’ (Ron Silliman, Lyn Hejinian, Charles Bernstein, and Bob Perelman). The article scrutinizes the linguistic charac­teristics of such discursive interaction within the experimental form of a ‘treatise disguised as a poem’. Specific linguistic traits of the treatise genre, typically found in scientific and philo­sophical works, are transposed onto poetic texts. These include discourse words and expres­sions conveying metatextual deixis and the process of argumentation, a distinct I-We subjec­tivity characteristic of scientific discourse, a pronounced focus on propositionality as a deter­minant of truth or falsity, and a clearly delineated, mathematically ordered division of state­ments.

The Values in the Hollywood Cinema Market

Some have misled Hollywood cinema with impressions due to some conception that it is limited to big budgets, stars, special effects, and extensive publicity campaigns. However, it encompasses more than investment diversification, production, and commercial propaganda feature. In other words, beyond the illustrative classic Hollywood pre-sold mechanism, monopoly, and overseas market, it supports values and serves as multicultural, sexual and race equality. This paper lists the phenomenon that contemporary Hollywood cinema is revenue-driven, resulting in many low-quality and quantity reproduction cinemas such as hybrid genre is typical of formulaic filmmaking, and they arranged all the cinematic elements narrative to meet the audience's expectations. Significantly, formulaic movies have become popular and widespread in the international market and may have an unpredictable impact on the future film industry. The author believes that films are the medium for representing historical periods and are for the generation's legacy, which should craft narratives that intricately blend values and ideology. In a nutshell, it is crucial to discover a solution for cinema's unpredictable future.

Genre hybridity, self-discovery and trauma: Andrea Tompa’s The Hangman’s House

Genre hybridity, self-discovery and trauma: Andrea Tompa’s The Hangman’s House

Feuilleton in the context of journalistic and literary texts

Abstract Feuilleton is a hybrid genre. This genre is important for both literature and journalism because it has literary and journalistic characteristics. There are different opinions about the genre characteristics of feuilleton. So, in studies, it is sometimes characterized only as a journalistic genre. Although some of the studies pay attention to its literary peculiarities, they do not mention its journalistic peculiarities. There are also studies that examine the genre in both literary and journalistic contexts, and such a complex approach is of great importance to the analysis of the genre. Based on the ideas about the hybridity of the genre, our opinion on this matter is that when examining the feuilleton, it is important to thoroughly study it, taking into account the fact that it is a hybrid genre. When conducting research, all features should be studied, no feature should be left out of the study. The artistic colors of feuilleton are distinguished by their realistic and sharp lines. Here, the events are given in all their reality. This is one of the points that form the basis of journalistic works. In this article, the feuilleton genre is examined in the context of literary-journalistic genre; the history of feuilleton, its main features, and its literary and journalistic aspects are studied.

Features of genre formation in film art of the 21st century

The relevance of the study lies in rethinking the specifics of existing film genres, the processes of their transformation in the cinema of the 21st century. Objective of the study is to recreate the logic of the formation of a modern genre system that includes new hybrid forms. The following methods are used: structural-system, general scientific methods of theoretical research (analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction, generalisation, classification, etc.). The features of the formation of modern film genres were examined. It is established how new hybrid genres are formed, and the features of dialectical development of genre forms are analysed. The genesis of documentary animation is considered, using examples of well-known modern works made in this genre form. The results of the study can be used for further systematic examination of hybrid forms of film genres, which will allow including this material in the training programmes of specialists in the field of film studies, art history, audiovisual journalism, film and television directing, and to define the hybrid genre as a separate category at creative film festivals and screenings

GENRE-PLOT TYPOLOGY OF INTERIOR DECORATIVE PAINTING IN CHINESE PAINTING OF THE BEGINNING OF THE 21ST CENTURY

The article is devoted to Chinese decorative painting of the beginning of the 21st century. The purpose of the article is the genre-plot typology of the interior decorative painting in Chinese painting of the beginning of the 21st century. It is indicated that the actualization of the problem of the development of interior decorative painting was due to the dynamic urbanization of China, the improvement of the living conditions of ordinary citizens of the country since the beginning of the 21st century. The author examines the state of Chinese and foreign scientific discourse on the mentioned problem. The research methodology is based on the use of both general scientific methods of analysis and special art-scientific ones, namely: the method of morphological typology and the method of analyzing symbolic artistic forms. The given genre-plot typology of the interior decorative painting in Chinese painting of the beginning of the 21st century showed that the problematization of the genre typology of this art branch should take into account both the genre level of the canonical system of Chinese painting and the genre thesaurus of the non-canonical system of decorative painting. These are the so-called “hybrid genres”, which are the result of the use of a fairly diverse global genre thesaurus. The article proves that the plot typology= of modern Chinese interior decorative painting is based on the deep mechanisms of symbolization in the narrative structures of pictorial art forms, which are decisive both for the national artistic and cultural heritage and for modern Chinese decorative painting. The basis of such a typology is the system of “benevolent” ornament, which has been developed in China for thousands of years. In the course of the analysis, several types of plots, which are currently actively produced by artists for the design of private and public interior spaces, were identified, namely: mythological and religious plots, historical plots and genre plots, which also include the so-called “landscape narrative”. The research opens the perspective of studying the festive decorative painting and its genre-plot typology, as well as the compositional and color solution of the decorative painting in Chinese painting of the beginning of the 21st century.

Folklore Motifs in Contemporary Short Fiction of Mozambique

The article explores the role of folklore tradition in the short prose of modern Mozambique. The symbiosis of the European cultural matrix, inseparable from the language in which the work is written, and the oral heritage of the Mozambican people is analyzed on the material of one of Aldino Muianga’s short stories. The story «Rosa Maria» is included in the author’s debut collection «Xitala Mati», the main material for which became the folklore «scary stories» about witchcraft and the living dead. And while in his later works Muianga focuses on acute social plots of the colonial past and post-colonial present, in the world of «Xitala Mati» there is practically no place for white people: it is not colonizers and the colonized that interact there, but it is people and spirits. The text of «Rosa Maria» is filled with numerous «conventional signs» by means of which, in the paradigm of the traditional culture of the peoples of Mozambique, the world of the dead communicates with the world of the living. These signs are intuitive to the African reader, while the European must identify and decipher them. At the same time, «Rosa Maria» shows motifs and imagery characteristic of the Gothic novel, albeit reinterpreted and modified to suit African realities. Such components of the poetics as the encounter with the infernal in the image of a beautiful woman, the gloomy colouring supported by the landscape and ominous animals, and the interest in the emotional reactions of the characters, typical of Gothic literature, allow us to see in «Rosa Maria» a hybrid genre, the roots of which should be sought both in the European literary tradition and in the folk tales of Mozambique.