In Media Res Call for Curators

MediaCommons is currently seeking curators for In Media Res for the period of January 14, 2008 through May 2, 2008. 

Both individual contributions and theme weeks are welcome

If you are interested in curating for IMR, please contact Avi Santo at [log in to unmask] for more information.

About In Media Res

Monday-Friday, a different media scholar will present a 30-second to 3-minute clip accompanied by a 250-300-word impressionistic response. The goal is to promote an online dialogue amongst media scholars and the public about contemporary media scholarship through clips chosen for either their typicality or atypicality in demonstrating narrative strategies, genre formulations, aesthetic choices, representational practices, institutional approaches, fan engagements, etc.

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.” If such quotation is necessary to a scholar’s argument, if the quotation serves to support a scholar’s original analysis or pedagogical purpose, and if the quotation does not harm the market value of the original text — but rather, and on the contrary, enhances it — we must defend the scholar’s right to quote from the media texts under study.

To find out more about IMR, please visit:

1) http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/videos/about

2) http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/blog/2007/04/08/what-can-horace-newcomb-teach-us-about-in-media-res-a-first-stab-at-a-style-guide-for-contributors/

To find out more about Mediacommons, please visit:

http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/about

Sincerely,

Avi Santo

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