...but isn't all fiction part of a genre? At least under the market paradigm where we classify art in that way for the sake of sorting consumption choices?
Yeah, all fiction is part of a genre. The term "genre fiction" just exists as a condescending way to separate "low art" from "high art", it's not especially coherent
Wait until you learn that academic musicians have a category of music called “art music”. Apparently music that’s enjoyed by the masses is inherently not art. I know that’s not the literal definition, but also they can still fuck off
It's kinda the majority of book sales. Like, Dan Brown junk and tacky romance novels for lonely straight women make up a huge percentage of the market. Sounds like the professor was just salty nobody's buying their writing.
Still remember my creative writing professor who shit all over one of my short stories because "It's genre fiction and genre fiction doesn't sell"
Single-handedly fucked up my creative drive for nearly ten years
"Genre fiction?" The hell does that even mean?
It's a term for like sci-fi, fantasy, and other "pulp"
...but isn't all fiction part of a genre? At least under the market paradigm where we classify art in that way for the sake of sorting consumption choices?
Yeah, all fiction is part of a genre. The term "genre fiction" just exists as a condescending way to separate "low art" from "high art", it's not especially coherent
I'm more annoyed than I should be knowing this.
Wait until you learn that academic musicians have a category of music called “art music”. Apparently music that’s enjoyed by the masses is inherently not art. I know that’s not the literal definition, but also they can still fuck off
Art snobs are one of the few types of people that are ultimately harmless but I still want to bash their heads in
Also doesn't "genre fiction" sell exceptionally well? Sounds like that professor had some complex copes going on
It's kinda the majority of book sales. Like, Dan Brown junk and tacky romance novels for lonely straight women make up a huge percentage of the market. Sounds like the professor was just salty nobody's buying their writing.