>FROM: KGABBARD >I have been reading naive questions about what happened in Paris in the 1960s. >I'm hoping that most of these questions were ironic. If not, then there really is cause >for despair. What's happened to Screen-L? I apologize for causing you despair. Although I was not one of the Screen-L subscribers who posted the naive questions about Paris in the 1960s, I did *have* those questions. I am not a film scholar. I am just someone who has seen a lot of movies and has never really had the opportunity to address the subject of film on an intellectual level. I didn't take a lot of social studies in school -- my focus was always on the math & science departments. Maybe the fact that I successfully avoided learning much about history in high school or college *is* cause for despair, but rejoice! I'm trying to learn now! I originally subscribed to this list as an assignment for an Internet class, but I chose it because I have an interest in film and I wanted to take that interest to a higher level. I was happy to find a list that was a forum for the intellectual discussion of film and its social and cultural significance. I have since completed that Internet class, but I have continued my subscription to Screen-L because I enjoy the lively and informative discussions to be found here. Over the last year, I have learned a lot about the history and social impact of film, and I have heard differing viewpoints on many social and academic issues, some related to film and some not. I am relatively new to the world of film study, and I have enjoyed the discussions in this list because they have helped me broaden my horizons. I apologize for my ignorance re: major milestones in social and cultural history, but I am still learning, and I've always felt that the best way to learn was to ask questions, even if they are naive questions. I thought this list was for anyone interested in the study of film, including those of us who are just discovering an interest in this field. If Screen-L is meant to be for scholars only, maybe someone could recommend another list to which I, and other non-scholars, could subscribe. Sincerely, Deborah Smith ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.sa.ua.edu/screensite