The questions you pose are good ones for Screen-L itself.  In fact, if 
you search our archives at

http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html

You'll find many of them have been discussed in the past.

And if you're looking for Web-based forums instead of an email 
discussion list, you'll find forums for film-studies (and TV-studies) 
instructors at Screen-L's companion site, ScreenSite:

http://www.screensite.org/forum-c2.html

The forums available there include:

Course Preparation (Building syllabuses, conceptualizing new courses, 
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market.)
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Jobs (Academic job openings).
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The ScreenSite forums have been pretty quiet lately (except for the job 
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I hope you find ScreenSite useful!

At 07:38 PM 7/7/2005, Aaron Delwiche wrote:
 >Hi,
 >
 >Does anyone know of mailing lists or discussion forums targeted at
 >film studies instructors? I have come across many on-line syllabi,
 >but have not found any dedicated discussion groups.
 >
 >It would be nice to talk with colleagues around the world about
 >issues that come up when designing a film studies course. For
 >example, these are some of the issues that might be discussed on such 
a list:
 >
 >    + What textbooks are people using and *why* are they using these 
books?
 >    + What are the best film clips for demonstrating key concepts?
 >    + How many films can one show in a single semester without
 > overloading students?
 >    + How have students responded to the works of Director X or 
Director Y?
 >    + Are undergraduates capable of meaningful engagement with hyper
 > theoretical writings about film?
 >    + Do fair use guidelines allow us to show DVD versions of
 > classic films to our students?
 >    + What steps are instructors taking to diversify the cinematic canon?
 >    + How do instructors handle evening viewing sessions?
 >
 >It would be great to have a many-to-many communication channel for
 >addressing these types of topics. If such a forum does not already
 >exist, would it be worthwhile to create one?
 >
 >Thanks,
 >
 >Aaron Delwiche
 >Assistant Professor
 >Department of Communication
 >Trinity University (Texas)


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www.TVCrit.org

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