This may be a somewhat unusual request for this list, but I hope that folks reading this may be able to provide some info or pass the query on to colleages who can. My freshman comp courses usually are built around a single theme or issue, and this semester the students have chosen to work on "Sexism in Movies and the Media" - - which will inevitably broaden to a range of questions about the construction and representation of gender in our culture. The course includes a lot of individual research into various aspects of the chosen topic, and each student will be asked to read one book--of her own choosing--in its entirety, [as well as a range of essays that are distributed to all class members]. I already have more than enough essays prepared, but am a little unsure about books. While there is certainly more than enough material out there--almost anything published by BFI, Routledge, or Indiana, would provide a rich starting point--most of what I myself am familiar with is FAR too complex and difficult for my non-humanities majors freshman; so that all the wonderful stuff by Mulvey, Kaplan, Doane, Penley, etc., to say nothing of DeLauretis, is, I'm afraid, out of the question (remember that the students are reading these books on their own; they are not discussed in class). What I need is a list of works that are serious, careful, and analytic (as opposed to the kind of simple narrative that often passes as information in books by serious but non-academic publishers). The level that would be appropriate is that of Rosen's "Popcorn Venus" or Haskell's "From Reverence to Rape," but both of these are now--gulp!--a generation old, and in any case I need many more than two books to suggest. I would be very grateful for suggestions of books that I can recommend to my students and hope they will be able to read with real comprehension. The books can deal with movies, other popular media (rock n roll; TV; comic books; advertising, etc.) or related issues. Any suggestions would be very welcome. If you think the info is of general interest post it to the list; if not you can e-mail me directly at <[log in to unmask]>. My thanks in advance for your help. mike frank ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]