Name: Lyndsey Shelton Email: [log in to unmask] Category: Announcements and Queries Subject Line: In Media Res – Online Influencers This week's In Media Res looks back at Retro Media (1/7/19-1/11/19) Here is the lineup: http://mediacommons.org/imr/ Monday, January 7, 2019 – James MacDowell (University of Warwick) presents: YouTube Activism or YouTube Art? Tuesday, January 8, 2019 – Andy Fischer Wright (Pitzer College) presents: The Fist is Mightier Than the Apology Video Wednesday, January 9, 2019 – Melissa Monier (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) presents: "It's always 'dark-girl hour' on my channel": An Analysis of YouTuber Jackie Aina and the Redefinition of Black Beauty Standards in Digital Spaces Thursday, January 10, 2019 – Cynthia B. Meyers (College of Mount Saint Vincent) presents: Family Influencers: The ACE Family Friday, January 11, 2019 – Ashley Ayers (Howard University) presents: Millenial Friendships in a Digital Age: The Parasocial Relationships between Influencers and their Multicultural Followers To find 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 Associate Editor, Geoffrey D. Henry, at [log in to unmask] Best, The In Media Res Team ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]