tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30690257.post789989357449906710..comments2024-03-21T04:11:40.462-07:00Comments on Category D: A Film and Media Studies Blog: Evaluative ScholarshipChris Caglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11896423565458620046noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30690257.post-57238690027340712512007-11-06T19:08:00.000-08:002007-11-06T19:08:00.000-08:00Chris - thanks for the comments. Like many scholar...Chris - thanks for the comments. Like many scholarly arguments, I'm mixed myself about the claims I'm putting forward. I recognize the pitfalls of valuation and am committed to work that problematizes evaluative assumptions (like your 1947 project). <BR/><BR/>But we should consider the potential insights from evaluation - I'd say that my evaluation of <I>Lost</I> is influenced by my 'expertise' as a TV scholar and thus not typical of all fans. But based on reception research I've done, as well as observing fan board, I think it's not unique to a scholarly approach. Only by putting out evaluative claims like this can debates emerge about relative aesthetic norms and appeals.<BR/><BR/>Thanks,<BR/>-Jason (definitely a first-name type of guy...)Jason Mittellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05375428916312710022noreply@blogger.com