Monday, February 22, 2016

Self-Referential Metagenres!

Check out these metagenres -- genres about themselves.  They each reference their own conventions throughout them, and this might give you some ideas for working through your Speech #2.


Here's an example of a (meta) self-referential genre that you could create for WP3.  It's an advertising/branding video about... advertising/branding videos!



Want another?  Below, you'll find a Nine Inch Nails song (the frontman is named Trent Reznor) about Nine Inch Nails songs.



For reference, here are a couple of original NiN videos.  Note: it's firmly planted on the creepy and profane side -- though I have to admit, I think it's also firmly planted on the super cool side of artsy-fartsy-ness -- but it's one of the best self-referential examples of a genre that I've seen. 






An absolutely awesome former student of mine, Pamela Santos, created this self-referential YouTube video of a "Vlog Update." 




OK, now if you really wanna let loose and get totally wild'n'crazy, click this link to find an APA paper about... APA papers!  (I know, I know -- we're really "going for it!")



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