Monych L. The genre content of literary and art magazines of Ukraine

The study contains a comprehensive analysis of current trends that relate to the phenomenon of literary magazines. The main theoretical base related to this type of magazines is also analyzed. The research presents modern approaches to understanding of such definition as genre. The study also shows different ways of classification of genres in modern journalistic researches. Thesis contains the analysis of causes of such phenomenon as a diffusion of genres. The typological model of modern Ukrainian literary and art magazine based on the proposed by different scientists typological features of magazines was constructed. The research also shows prospects of the existing of such segment of media as literary and art magazines. Some ways of overcoming the crisis in publishing of this type of media are presented. A content-analytic study of genre in literary and art magazines is also done in the research. The study presents analysis of species diversity of genres that appear on pages of these magazines.