I'm very eager to hear what people have to say on this topic. We currently have absolutely no budget for films, and a very limited supply on hand, so I'm limited to what I'm willing to buy for myself, what I can tape off of television, and stuff I can easily rent from a video store. Here is what I'm currently using: I use the first hour of the three-part series (bought through PBS) entitled Triumph of the Nerds (I think I'm remembering that title right). It gives the students a bit of background on the development of the PC, but more importantly, I use it to talk about computer-related cultures and about identity and computers. The "nerds" are presented in this video in pretty stereotypical ways, and I discuss with the class what the stereotypes are, and what the implications and connections are concerning gender, class, and race. I show the two-part series (also from PBS) Digital Divide (http://www.pbs.org/digitaldivide). This primarily discusses the issue of computers in schools and does a pretty good job of considering issues of race, class and (some) gender. I like that it does not take for granted that computers *should* be in schools and that it brings up some issues regarding the future of work and the political implications of partnerships between corporations and public schools. Finally, I do a segment in my class on science fiction representations of computers and how these representations connect to cultural ideas (including hopes and fears) regarding computer technology. All of my students have seen (and mostly love) The Matrix, so I require them to rent it and view it again to discuss in conjunction with some classic "net"-related science fiction novels. I am considering putting together some clips from older science fiction movies (Colossus: The Forbin Project, 2001, Demon Seed, stuff like that) and projecting them through a laptop, but it is taking me awhile to find them all at local video stores. If anybody is using any of these old movies, I'd be interested to hear about their experiences. ______________________________ Lori Kendall Assistant Professor of Sociology Purchase College-SUNY lori.kendall@purchase.edu