CHRIS BROUGHAM writes: > I would like to correspond with scholars in communication studies who are > investigating phenomenological methodologies used in understanding how > audiences interpret media texts (such as films, television, and > advertising). Chris, I was struck by your area of interest. It is obscure, to be sure, but it also looks like it could yield fascinating stuff. I'm not sure I could correspond with you on this subject, but I'd sure like to listen in on any conversations you have. I'm in American Studies at NYU. My dissertation is on a subject in Jacksonian literature, but I've done a lot of stuff in cinema studies. My most recent research involved looking at 1950s Biblical movies as the film industry's attempt to monitor the expectations of a 1950s morals mentality that was continually monitoring the expectations of the film industry. I'd be interesting in finding people to talk about that with too. I'm also moderator for a new American Studies discussion list, H-AMSTDY, which is one of the H-NET lists running out of the University of Illinois at Chicago. I am very interested in getting some discussion of cinema going on our list, though as it relates to American culture in general. (I believe there will also be a H-FILM, or history of film list starting up soon). I've been lurkily happily on SCREEN-L, enjoying its conversations, and I would like to remain a reader. But I'd also be glad to welcome any of you to H-AMSTDY, if you wanted to initiate conversations about cultural aspects of film in American experience. I append some information about it and how to subscribe. Jeff Finlay H-AMSTDY Moderator [log in to unmask] (PS Chris--your name's familiar: did you once help me find the address of a University of Prince George, BC?) About H-AMSTDY: H-AMSTDY is a moderated list and is run out of the University of Illinois at Chicago, under the umbrella of H-NET, the history listservs. In common with other listservs, H-AMSTDY acts as a forum for discussion of issues within our field. However, H-AMSTDY is not simply a place to express views and receive feedback. H-NET's intention is also that H-AMSTDY should act as a conduit for all kinds of field-related activities. Thus notices about conferences, jobs, and fellowships are posted for subscribers. Books and conferences papers are reviewed and published on the list. Information about online library resources, new databases and CD-ROMS, and demo-files about anonymous ftp, etc., are also made available. In due course H-AMSTDY will have participation by our Australian, European and Canadian colleagues, and, as the list develops more contacts, electronic and otherwise, subscribers will have access to a an unparalleled view of American Studies activities across the globe. H-AMSTDY is moderated by an Americanist (myself) with extensive Internet experience, and advised by a board consisting of fifty interdisciplinary scholars and students. The collective hope of the list managers is to bring about a lively (and flamefree) conversation among Americanists in which people can learn from each other while enjoying a sense of scholarly community. In order to subscribe to h-amstdy, post a message to: listserv@uicvm or, if you do not have Bitnet access, to: [log in to unmask] Leave the subject line of your message blank, and then include the following text: subscribe h-amstdy Firstname Lastname School/Affiliation If there is a difficulty with this procedure, or if you have any other question, please write or call me. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Jeff Finlay | [log in to unmask] (NOT a dash) | | American Studies Program | [log in to unmask] | | New York University | telephone: (718) 545-9013 | | | | moderator: H-AMSTDY@UICVM | | An American Studies List | --------------------------------------------------------------------------