I Have a memory from the sixties that Vlada Petric (formerly of
Harvard) got the first US Ph.D in Cinema Studies. NYU was the school. I
think at the time we cinephiles thought this was a good thing.
on 1/24/06 4:08 PM, Krin Gabbard at [log in to unmask] wrote:
> When and where was the first Ph.D. in cinema studies awarded? I'm
> interested in a variety of opnions. For example, do we count a degree
> granted in an English or a Philosophy department for a dissertation
> entirely about movies?
>
> Thanks to all for your help.
>
> Cheers,
> krin
>
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