This week’s In Media Res theme is Media Representations of Brain Injuries in Sports (May 23-27).

Here's the line-up:
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Monday May 23, 2011 – Bryce McNeil (Georgia State University) presents: Legitimizing the Feminine?: Regulation and the Politics of Cheerleading Injuries

Tuesday May 24, 2011 – David Epstein (Sports Illustrated) presents: Aaron Rodgers’s Magic Floating Helmet

Wednesday May 25, 2011 – Todd Martin (Los Angeles Times) presents: The Disincentives to Combat Concussions in Professional Sports

Thursday May 26, 2011 – Steve Granelli (SUNY Oswego) presents: Uninformed Outrage: When Steroids Were Blamed in Place of CTE

Friday May 27, 2011 – Stephen Brauer (St. John Fisher College) presents: Smashed in the Head with a Sledgehammer

Saturday May 28, 2011 – David Castillo (HeadKickLegend.com) presents: From Axon to Action: The Devil of Brain Trauma Is in the Details

Theme week organized by Shane Toepfer (Georgia State University).

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The In Media Res Team


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