This week’s In Media Res<http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/imr/> theme focus is Hip Hop - Southern Aesthetics (September 1 - September 5, 2014). Here's the line-up: Monday, September 1, 2014 - Michele Prettyman-Beverly (Middle Georgia State College) presents: The Dirty South and Other Visual Aesthetics Tuesday, September 2, 2014 - Regina Bradley (Kennesaw State University) presents: Tending the Chonkyfire: Does the South STILL Have Something to Say in Hip Hop? Wednesday, September 3, 2014 - Charles Linscott (Ohio University) presents: Southern Reconstruction: On Killer Mike’s ‘Reagan’ Thursday, September 4, 2014 - Lauren Cramer (Georgia State University) presents: Southern Hip Hop: A Sensory Tour Through the Third Coast Friday, September 5, 2014 - Akil Houston (Ohio University) presents: Badu & Family: Ruminations on a Southern Aesthetic Theme week organized by Michele Prettyman-Beverly<http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/imr/users/mbeverly2> (Middle Georgia State College), with IMR liaison Lauren Cramer<http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/imr/users/lauren-cramer>. Visit us on the web at http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/imr/. To receive links for each day’s posts and stay up to date on our latest calls for curators, please be sure to “like” our Facebook page<https://www.facebook.com/mediacommons.inmediares>. You can also follow us on Twitter<https://twitter.com/MC_IMR> (use #hiphop or #southernaesthetics to discuss this week’s posts!). For more information, please contact In Media Res at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>, or email the Coordinating Editor, Ethan Tussey, 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