I am an Associate Professor of English at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, also known as Virginia Tech. I regularly teach the course in Literature and Film, and also run a German Film series at the International Centre. I am interested in film criticism generally and in ideas about teaching film in particular. This fall, I'll be teaching a course on Cross-cultural Perceptions in Literature and Film. I plan to show El Norte and The Mission and possible The Emerald Forest. I would be glad to hear from anyone what other ideas or suggestions you might have for films that would be appropriate to the theme of the course, and any experiences you might have had in teaching these or other films, suggestions for research resources, etc.