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 [log in to unmask] http://bgock.com/maxdawson --- 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.” ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.ScreenSite.org