" 2A - Wednesday, September 8, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Like many faculty mem- bers, Assistant Prof. of Screen Arts and Cultures Daniel Her- bert spent his summer doing research for a book he pians to write. But instead of doing research in archives and on microfilms, Herbert spent three weeks touring indepen- dent video rental stores across coral America. While originally from Farmington Hills, Mich., Herbert went to the Univer- sity of Hew Mexico to get his undergraduate degree, which is where he said he realized he wanted to study film. "I thought I was going to be some kind of artist and anthropologist, and thenI thought I would take a film class. I definitely did not want a straight-laced career," said Herbert. "Then from the first TUESDAY: Michigan Myths I I'ESAY fessor. rofile THURSDAY: Campus Clubs FRIDAY: Photos of the Week Camera!, Learn! minute the instructor came out and I was so impressed by him in that class that I decid- ed that film is the rest of my life." While studying at UNM, he took a job as a video clerk in a local independent video store in Albuquerque. 'When I got asked to work there by the owner, I thought it was the coolest thing on the planet," he said. Herbert said his experience at the independent video store exposed him to a wide vari- ety of non-mainstream film genres, which later influenced his career. As an assistant professor, Herbert focuses on contemporary cinema. "5 look at issues of global- ization and I like to think a lot about the industry as well as aesthetics," Herbert said. "I really like business issues, so I'm teaching a class this semester on the film industry. In some ways what I do now iso't that different than what Idid as a video clerk- I mean it is, but you study film, you watch movies and you talk shoot them with people." Herbert, who eventually earned his Ph.D. in Critical Studies at the University of Southern California, said he was offered the option to stay at USC for a post-doctorate year at the same time he was offered his position an the University, but the decision to come to Ann Arbor was a "no- brainer." "I love the facolty. I love the resources here. I love the students," Herbert said. - HILLARYBOK 420 Maynard Sc. 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