I have not seen the LAT article, nor am I advocating a position here. I'm just curious about the following question: In the formation of a film department's curriculum, where does one draw a line between what the Professor's (who are better informed) think is important Vs what the students (who after all are the financial basis of the department) want to learn? I hope that's clear. I have no answer myself, and as a Ph.D. candidate my allegiances are to both sides, so I'm just curious to see what listmembers think. Fred Holliday ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.ScreenSite.org