In response to Sterling Chen's and Derek Bouse's discussion of animation's legitimacy as an artform worthy of adult respect, I would like to alert those interested to the existence of the Society for Animation Studies, 4729 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91602-1864, USA. Fax: (818) 506-4805. In addition a new peer-review journal called _Animation Journal_ now publishes two issues a year. Editor Maureen Furniss can be reached at AJ Press, 2011 Kingsboro Circle, Tustin, CA 92680-6733, USA. The minimalism Derek Bouse sees in Beavis & Butthead's animation style is a deliberate aesthetic choice by creator Mike Judge. Animators used to more mainstream television styles had to be re-educated to resist their urges to soften the look of the show. In light of the satirical content of the show as a caricature of the worst aspects of MTV's viewership, the style aptly reinforces the characters' internal makeup. Is it art? Who has the authority to say? For whom is the question relevant? Would Mike Judge want that honorific bestowed on his work? Disney publicly distanced himself from those who claimed his work was art, in part because of the elitist baggage the term carried, which might alienate the majority of his audience. Bill Mikulak [log in to unmask] Annenberg School for Communication-Univ. of Penn.