This week's In Media Res theme focus is Star Trek (January 9-13). Here's the lineup: http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/imr/ Monday, January 9 - KT Torrey (Independent Scholar) presents "Remaking the Future Profane: The Kairotic Cultural Commentary of Swear Trek." Tuesday, January 10 - Deanna Smid (Brandon University) presents "Star Trek and the future of male friendship." Wednesday, January 11 - Matthew Hockenberry (New York University) presents "The Matter of Concern: Replicator as Logistical Utopia." Thursday, January 12 - Nathanial Bassett (University of Illinois at Chicago) presents "Homo-Sapiens Only? Known Unknowns and other Minds Beyond the Human." Friday, January 13 - John Crylen (University of Iowa) presents "Regarding Star Trek IV: A Very Brief Cultural History of Whale Songs." Theme week organized by John Roberts (Georgia State University). 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/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel You can also follow us on Twitter at @MC_IMR For more information, please contact In Media Res at [log in to unmask] or email the Coordinating Editor, Ethan Tussey, at [log in to unmask] Best, The In Media Res Team ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.ScreenSite.org