This week’s In Media Res<http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/imr/> theme focus is Conspicuous Philanthropy (December 8 - December 12, 2014). Here's the line-up: Monday, December 8, 2014 - Suzanne V. L. Berg (Newman University) presents: The Koch Brothers Rebranding Through Philanthropy Tuesday, December 9, 2014 - Eleanor Huntington (University of Southern California) presents: Ice Bucket Challenge Accepted Wednesday, December 10, 2014 - Emily Kofoed (Georgia State University) presents: Forget the Pain - Indulge for Change Thursday, December 11, 2014 - Sammi Dittloff (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) presents: Hashtag Activism vs. Hacktivism Friday, December 12, 2014 - Lindsay Bosch (Art Institute of Chicago) presents: Conspicuous Philanthropy Theme week organized by Emily Kofoed<http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/imr/users/emilysue> (Georgia State University). 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 #philanthropy 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 ---- Learn to speak like a film/TV professor! Listen to the ScreenLex podcast: http://www.screenlex.org