I’m in something of a celebratory mood. I had a meeting today with Alan about my MA prospects. I was expecting him to be more resistant than he was. He invited me into a quiet meeting room and we talked about my ideas on Metz, Barthes, and Ramachandran, and he was very encouraging. We did however, debate our contrasts in approaches to film – he is very Freudian, whereas, I am a Structuralist. However, we agreed that there is room for both approaches and said that I should proceed with my proposal, only advising me to consentrate on getting my degree before leaping into research. One must be able to walk before running.

It was thus a very good day, and I’ll start that proposal tomorrow!