Name: Jorge Eduardo Guijosa Perez

Write down the two genres you have chosen (include titles, who or where they come
from, and what genres they are), and answer the questions that follow:
Genre 1: Girls and Videogames, by IreneMartini
(http://irenemartini.deviantart.com/art/Girls-and-Videogames-355442090) , Its an
image (comic strip).
Genre 2: Shirts vs. Skins: Clothing as an Indicator of Gender Role Stereotyping in
Video Games, by Berrin Beasley and Tracy Collins Standley , it a research paper.
1. Why did you select these genres?
I think that the fact that they are so different between one another is the reason I
chose these genres.

2. What characteristics make them different genres from one another?

First of all one relies heavily in the use of the written word, whilst the other almost
completely disregards it. Theres also that they have different intended audience
and use a totally different kind of language.

3. Briefly explain how they communicate about your subject/topic.

Both discuss how womens clothing is usually over sexualized in videogames,
however one of them (research paper) goes more into proving this is true while the
other prompts the viewer to think about this topic.

Genre #1
Audience and Purpose

Intended audience(s) and discourse

communities?
The intended audiences for this comic
are gamers. The content is geared
towards female gamers but male
gamers should also be able understand
and relate the content. It is also
directed to women in general as it
touches the subject of women being
over sexualized.
What does the audience already know
and what do they want to know?
The audience already knows that
characters come or get certain pieces
of armors and that these armors differ if
picked by a male or female. They need
to know that the difference is somewhat
ridiculous.

How much time will the audience spend

with this genre?
About 30 seconds.
What is the purpose? (inform, persuade,
entertain)
Persuade that differences in men and
female clothing in videogames are
ridiculous and Entertain.
How formal/informal is the language?
Specialized vocabulary?
The vocabulary is very informal, and a

not specialized at all.

What other language features do you
notice (text, type, font, color, visuals,
etc)?
It involves quite a bit of features like
the font choosing, the colors chosen,
the image itself, and the implied
message.

Rhetorical issues: ethos, pathos, logos

How does this genre establish (or

attempt to establish) its credibility with
the audience?
It does quite a bad job establishing
credibility, but it tries to do so by
relating ith what others felt during the
scene depicted by the comic.
What emotions is the genre attempting
to evoke?
Disagreement to certain standards,
disgust, fun, empathy.
What types of evidence are used to
support claims? Is it valid/reliable? If
there is no evidence, what is used to
help support the information
presented?
There is no attempt at all to support the
information, it is assumed the viewer
will understand by the context they
carry of the information.

Structure and Delivery

How is the information organized to

convey its message?
It is organized by depicting the
differences in armor, nad then
commenting on those differences.
Are there limitations placed on the
information because of the genre? Does
it have more freedom to express what it

needs to because of the genre?

There is a limitation due to not being
able to use a lot of words to explain
oneself. However, it provides an
advantage towards others genres as it
can depict the exact differences
between those genres.
How does the structure facilitate its
purpose?
It facilitates its purpose because as the
author gives their reaction, the viewer
gets the joke and is entertained and is
also prompted to consider the topic.

Genre #2
Audience and Purpose

Intended audience(s) and discourse

communities?
Scholars in the fields of social science,
computer science, and people
interested in feminism and related
topics.

What does the audience already know

and what do they want to know?
Audience knows that women are often
subjected to different treatment in
regards to men, and tey want to know
how this happens in videogames.

How much time will the audience spend

with this genre?
About 30 minutes
What is the purpose? (inform, persuade,
entertain)
The purpose is to inform that there are
differences between male and female
clothing in videogames and that these
can often be stereotyped
How formal/informal is the language?
Specialized vocabulary?
The language is very formal and in
some cases specialized vocabulary like
schema or chi-square is used, although
not often.
What other language features do you
notice (text, type, font, color, visuals,
etc)?
The text relies on certain tables to show
the results of the study.

Rhetorical issues: ethos, pathos, logos

How does this genre establish (or

attempt to establish) its credibility with
the audience?

It states the authors and their

respective procedences (universities,
positions). It also shows the references
from where the information was
obtained.
What emotions is the genre attempting
to evoke?
Probably no emotion evocation was
attempted.
What types of evidence are used to
support claims? Is it valid/reliable? If
there is no evidence, what is used to
help support the information
presented?
References and a study. It is reliable as
it was proofed by a intercoder
examination.

Structure and Delivery

How is the information organized to

convey its message?
The document gives an introduction for
the topic, it proceed to explain the
method by which the experiment was
conducted and then show the results of
the experiments. It then ends with a
short conclusion on the whole study.
Are there limitations placed on the
information because of the genre? Does
it have more freedom to express what it
needs to because of the genre?
There are limitations since it lacked a
bit of visual support on the claims that
were sustained.
How does the structure facilitate its
purpose?
It facilitates its purpose because it
makes it easier to understand how the
researchers came to their conclusions.