This week’s In Media Res theme focus is The Modern Musical (June 11-15). Here's the line-up: http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/imr/ Monday, June 11, 2012 - John Trenz (University of Pittsburgh) presents: From Red Boots to African-American Roots: Footloose as a Modern Dance-Movie Musical Tuesday, June 12, 2012 - Carol Vernallis (Stanford University) presents: Music Video and the Audiovisual Turn Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - Nilanjana Bhattacharjya (Colorado College) presents: Is Bollywood Still Producing Musicals? (Have They Ever?) Thursday, June 14, 2012 - Beth Carroll (University of Southampton) presents: Gestalt in Dancer in the Dark Friday, June 15, 2012 - Kelli Marshall (DePaul University) presents: Tom Cruise in Rock of Ages, Giving Until It Hurts Theme week organized by Darcey West Morris (Georgia State University). To receive links for each day’s posts and stay up to date on our latest calls for curators, please be sure “like” our newly launched Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/mediacommons.inmediares You can also follow us on Twitter at @MC_IMR For more information, please contact In Media Res at [log in to unmask] or email the Coordinating Editor, Alisa Perren, at [log in to unmask] Best, The In Media Res Team ---- Learn to speak like a film/TV professor! Listen to the ScreenLex podcast: http://www.screenlex.org