Jason wrote: >Also, I know that there is something written out there which examines the >ways which African-American audiences tend to participate while watching >films, but I can't remember the cite at all. Though I don't recall a direct reference, Mary Carbine's work on Black-owned and operated cinemas in Chicago in the 1920s is an illuminating work in that area. She write of the jazz bands that accompanied the silent films, creating quite a different spectatorial experience altogether. Chad Dell Department of Communication Arts University of Wisconsin-Madison [log in to unmask] ================================ "The difference between being involved and being committed? It's like bacon & eggs. The chicken is involved. The pig is committed." --Red Green ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]