This week’s In Media Res theme is Globalization and Japanese Popular Culture (April 25-29). Here's the line-up: http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/imr/ Monday April 25, 2011 – Ian Peters (Georgia State University) presents: "Genki Dama Saves the World": Japanese Popular Culture, Globalization, and Relief Efforts Tuesday April 26, 2011 – Jake Tarbox (Arashi Productions) presents: The Death of Manga? Wednesday April 27, 2011 – Alex Leavitt (University of Southern California) presents: The Global Cult(ure) of Hatsune Miku Thursday April 28, 2011 – Kinko Ito (University of Arkansas at Little Rock) presents: Love and Sexual Fantasies of Adult Women in Japanese Ladies’ Comics Friday April 29, 2011 – Laura Imaoka (University of California, Irvine) presents: The Ambassadors of Cute: Helping or Hurting Japan’s Global Image? Theme week organized by Ian Peters (Georgia State University). To receive links for each day’s posts and see our latest calls for curators, please join our Facebook group: http://facebook.com/group.php?gid=46530613457 You can also follow us on Twitter at @MC_IMR For more information, please contact In Media Res at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or email the Coordinating Editor, Alisa Perren, at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. Best, The In Media Res Team ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu