Emilie Altenloh received her PhD. for a dissertation, Zur Soziologie des Kino. Die Kino- Unternehmung und die sozialen Schichten ihrer Besucher, in 1913 (published Jena, 1914). Translated by Kathleen Cross and published in Screen in 2001. After World War II she became a member of the German Bundestag under her married name, Emilie-Kiep-Altenloh, and in 1979 a Foundation was named in her honor in Hamburg. According to German sources, this is the first film dissertation world-wide. Dr. Jan-Christopher Horak Curator, Hollywood Entertainment Museum Professor, UCLA Editor, The Moving Image 545 Sierra Vista Ave. Pasadena, CA. 91107 323 960 4805 (office) ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html