Dear Nell, great question. we've tried to do some film series in the past and I think you are right on trying to connect faculty with it. it is super cool to try to connect a movie with a discussion of it in cool ways. the venue is always the issue for us. we've not a really great space to screen films. we've recently retrofitted an old theater in our library with capabilities for screenings, so we'll see. in the past, our efforts have been not so successful, but if I reflect on it a bit, I think if you are gonna try something like this, you have to have some tolerance for low attendance for awhile. My biggest regret is that I didn't continue the series.
I'd say just do it and make the faculty intervention piece "gravy." show some films, market it a bit, and cultivate a culture of curation on the campus. Maybe include students in the process. One cool place to look for films is https://beta.smplmchn.com. Best, Troy On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 1:03 PM, Nell J Chenault <[email protected]> wrote: > We are proposing a new film discussion series - cross disciplinary - > bringing speakers/faculty from diverse programs to discuss a film. > > Example: Interstellar. a physics professor may discuss science of > space travel, environmental science food issues, or women's studies discuss > changing role of women and father-daughrer relations. > > But... my question, what is the current trend for academic and community > participation in such events? What is currently happening at your library, > school or university? > > What helps with success of this type of event for your organization or > community? > > What are your attendance trends? > > Can any of you share a current successful series? > > Thanks! > > Nell Chenault > Film & Performing Arts Librarian > VCU Libraries > (804) 828-2070 | [email protected] > -- Troy Davis | (757) 279-8871 Swem Library http://guides.swem.wm.edu/media [email protected]
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