There's the great Marsha Cassidy article/chapter about audience participation TV shows in the 1950s. On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 8:23 AM, Frank, Michael <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > a student of mine is trying to do research on the role of diegetic > audiences in films, the use of an on screen audience which in some way > stands in for the viewer in the theater watching the film, and cues > certain kinds of responses > > i know that there has been serious critical work done on this topic, but > i've not been able to track anything down . . . i'd be very grateful for > any leads to books or articles that take a serious look at this issue, > even if only in passing > > many thanks > > mike > > ---- > Learn to speak like a film/TV professor! Listen to the ScreenLex > podcast: > http://www.screenlex.org > > -- Catherine Clepper Doctoral Student, Screen Cultures Northwestern University ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]