That's a great story from Dr. Monti, though of course it's got to be at least as much about gender as anti-intellectualism in film studies. Though I understand the cautionary lesson of that student's letter, I maintain some optomism that we can blend the theoretically sophisticated with the student-friendly in a way that entertains while impressing students that we mean (analytic) business. I regard scholars such as Bordwell, Thompson, and Staiger as important parts of that mix. Thompson's new book should be helpful in that regard as well. BTW, has anyone got good scholarship on the teeny-bopper movies, especially ones focusing on girls? I have students probing deviance and revenge against guys/adults in movies such as The Craft, Heathers, Heavenly Creatures, Wild Things, Jawbreakers, Carrie, etc. The slasher movies are well covered, but I'd like to see chapters/articles on the other movies as well. thanks. Neal King Belmont University Sociology http://www.belmont.edu/sociology/classes/popcult.htm ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu