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Max Dawson <[log in to unmask]>
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Film and TV Studies Discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:41:41 -0400
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Greetings, and apologies for the cross-post. I am seeking two  
participants to join Mari Castaneda (UMass), Mitchell Szczepanczyk  
(Chicago Media Action), and myself for an upcoming theme-week for In  
Media Res dedicated to the recent digital TV conversion. The theme- 
week is scheduled for October 5 - 9, 2009.

The idea behind the theme week is to generate a networked conversation  
between curators. All the posts thematically overlap and the curators  
each agree to comment on one another's work. If you have not had the  
opportunity to check out IMR, please do so at http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/imr/ 
  . More information is also available below.

If you are interested in participating, please contact me directly,  
describing the video you'd like to curate. Make sure to include a link!

Best,

Max Dawson
Assistant Professor, Department of Radio, Television & Film
Northwestern University
Annie May Swift Hall
1920 Campus Drive
Evanston, IL 60208
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http://bgock.com/maxdawson


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ABOUT IN MEDIA RES
In Media Res is dedicated to experimenting with collaborative, multi- 
modal forms of online scholarship.

Each day, a different scholar will curate a 30-second to 3-minute  
video clip/visual image slideshow accompanied by a 300-350-word  
impressionistic response.

IMR posts are multi-modal (combining written text with visual and/or  
moving images).

Generally, contributors to the site (whom we call "curators") select  
an existing short video clip (30 seconds-3 minutes in length) OR  
assemble a short slideshow of visual images (5-7 images) AND compose a  
short, scholarly comment (300-350 words) that combined, express  
something about their research interests. The clip/slideshow and  
comment combination are intended to both introduce the curator's work  
to the larger community of scholars (as well as non-academics who  
frequent the site) and, hopefully, encourage feedback/discussion from  
that community.

Theme weeks follow a similar process, except that all the  
contributions for that week are on a related topic. Five scholars  
whose research interests broadly intersect around that theme are  
invited to each contribute a single post. We also ask that  
contributors comment on one another's posts in order to generate  
discussion on the site.

We use the title "curator" because, like a curator in a museum, you  
are repurposing a media object that already exists and providing  
context through your commentary, which frames the object in a  
particular way.
The uploading process has been streamlined so that even the most  
technologically-phobic scholar can participate.

MediaCommons is a strong advocate for the right of media scholars to  
quote from the materials they analyze, as protected by the principle  
of “fair use.”

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Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite
http://www.ScreenSite.org

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