1. Dirk notes that “the word genre used to have a bad reputation.”
What are the causes of this reputation, and how have views of genre changed in more recent years?
2. Devitt states that “Genres develop, then, because they respond appropriately to situations that writers encounter repeatedly.” What are some examples of genres that have developed in response to these “situations that writers encounter repeatedly?”
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