Genre serves an important function for agents involved in artistic practices. Not only do genres serve as a pre-evaluative lens for the works, but genres also play an important role in interpretation and evaluation of artworks. This project will provide a survey of the current literature on genre as well as evaluate each view for adequacy. I will argue that none of the views in the literature can meet my criteria for a genre’s adequacy. As an alternative, I will provide a novel conception of genre: genres as perspectives. On my view I argue that genres are modes of interpretation adopted by agents who engage in artistic practice. This view is motivated by my intuitions about genres can do, rather than solely what genres are.