Hello, I am currently an M.A. student in sociology at the New School Universtiy and I would like to have some discussions with anyone interested in the fields of Art History and Sociology of the Arts. (I have an undergraduate degree in Art History and Theory from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and studied for two semesters in the M.A. program in Theory and Criticism at SUNY Stony Brook.) I have designed a survey to help define what art means to differnt types of people, the survey will serve as research for my M.A./Ph.D. studies so the questions are broad and "large," and I would appreciate it if any of you would be interested in taking the survey and/or passing it along to others, or if you would be interested in discussing this topic here in this forum. The invitation to participate in the survey is pasted below. All the best Elizabeth [log in to unmask] ### Please take part in an on-line survey designed by Elizabeth Donovan Stuelke, M.A. student in Sociology, New School University. The survey deals with the subject of art and is intended to help understand the importance of art to different types of people. It should take about 15 - 20 minutes to answer the mostly, open-ended questions. Link to on-line survey: http://www.tcnj.edu/~stuelke/ARTsurvey Please forward! You may cut and paste this invitation into a new e-mail and send it to any group e-mail list(s) or individual(s) you think would be interested in participating. This includes, but is not limited to: art historians, sociologists, sociologists of the arts, artists, students in any of these fields, people who frequently view art, art critics, etc. All participation is voluntary, confidential, and private. Results will serve as research to be used in the completion of M.A./Ph.D. degree requirements and may be used in future publications. You will not be contacted again as a result of your participation.* Did I mention that the survey is fun! It will make you think! ... And maybe re-think, what you thought you thought about art! Thanks for your help! Sincerely, Elizabeth Link to on-line survey: http://www.tcnj.edu/~stuelke/ARTsurvey *For more information on this survey or to participate in a personal interview for this project, please contact me directly at donoE297@n.... Of the people who contact me for an interview, one randomly selected participant will be chosen to receive a fine art sculpture with a market value of $200. ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).