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Narrative and Genre: Key Concepts in Media Studies
by Nick Lacey
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (2000-02-22)
ISBN: 0333658728
EAN: 9780333658727
Dewy Decimal #: 302
Paperback: 280 pages
SKU: B461-1328
Condition: New
Comments: In stock - Immediate despatch from an efficient and professional leading British bookselling firm.
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Customer Reviews
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Cut through the execrable verbiage and it's not too bad
Rating  (2)
Date: 2004-05-06
10 out of 14 customers found this reveiw helpful
Nick Lacey's guide to Narrative and Genre (2 of the Media Studies 'Key Concepts') suffers from one depressingly large flaw: it is written in such flawed, inelegant, stiflingly faux-intellectual language that to get to what he's actually saying you have to re-read a passage over and over again whilst simultaneously slaughtering nine sacrifical bullocks to the Goddess of What-The-Hell-Is-He-Saying?. The snytatical membrane of this book is only permeable with the syringe of sheer bloody-mindedness. What Lacey is saying is nothing out of the ordinary, but a relatively concise, ordered (though he says 'I am going to' 'We have seen' 'I shall' 'I will' far too much, and it never appears that he convincingly ever does any of what he proposes) account of what narrative and genre mean to the Media student, and how they can be applied to various examples and so on. As such it is relatively helpful, but by no means the first guide a student should seek out on the topic. Try instead 'Advanced Level Media'; then, once you feel you have progressed beyond that, come to Lacey's works, with several days and lots of concentration power to spare. He is evidently knowledgeable, but is hopelessly incompetent at conveying precisely and memorably exactly what he means, which makes this book a shame and an unjustifiably expensive sixteen pounds.
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Consise enough not to bore, but deep enough to get you an A!
Rating  (5)
Date: 2001-06-04
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
After having Nick Lacey for 4 years as a teacher, i can say that this book definately does justice to his teaching. The informal style hits just the right tone and the references are relevant and clear. Anyone persuing A level or a degree will find this book invaluble for getting an insight into some of the most relevant key concepts in media. If you're not fortunate enough to have had Lacey as a teacher then this book will definately give you a taste of his unique and excellent teaching - i cannot praise it high enough! PS: If Lacey is reading this, i hope the cheques in the post!
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