Meeting, extending and subverting genre expectations

What this note covers

1. Establish the expectation before discussing its treatment
2. Recognise purposeful uses of familiar conventions
3. Distinguish extension, complication and subversion
4. Explain parody and hybrid forms through their targets
5. Track changing expectations across the whole text
6. Evaluate effects without claiming universal reactions

6 sections · 10 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes