RE: what departments teach cinema?
 
Funny how many commenting on the Stavis/Frank debate have used the above title
without responding to that question (and the territorial struggle over film
studies between English, theater, and art).  At my university undergrads can
take film courses in theology, English, theater, and the interdisciplinary
women's studies and honors programs.  There is no film dept.; but the theater
dept. has a film minor.  Students taking a film course through as "theater" can
use it to fulfill their general fine arts requirement.  But they can't use other
departments' film courses as a "fine arts" course.  Are any of you in a similar
situation, fighting for your right to teach film through a certain program and
theoretical view, in competition with others?  Does "reading" a film as "text"
help to justify the study and teaching of film as "art"?
 
Mark Pizzato
Univ. of St. Thomas
 
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