Bettina Soller and Maria Sulimma are contributing to the current theme week at In Media Res (link).

Their joint post “I can’t identify myself as a woman! People can’t know that!“ – Female Protagonists in Current Political Drama and Comedy” will be published on November 4, 2014, and will examine gender in selected political Television series.

During the theme week, each day's contribution will consist of a video clip of up to three minutes and an essay of 300-350 words. These posts are designed to serve as a conversation starter. To participate in the discussion, you must register beforehand.

The lineup of curators for the "Represening Democracy " theme week is as follows:

Monday, November 3:
Melody Jue (Duke University), "Under My Umbrella: Representing Democracy in Hong Kong"

Tuesday, November 4:
Bettina Soller and Maria Sulimma (Free University Berlin), "“I can’t identify myself as a woman! People can’t know that!“ – Female Protagonists in Current Political Drama and Comedy"

Wednesday, November 5:
Danielle Leak (Grand Valley State University), "Democracy Play: VOTE!!!"

Thursday, November 6:
Alan Chu (University of Arizona), "If you have Nothing Nice to Say, Save it for Here: “Bad” Parrhesia, Democracy, and Digital Culture"

Friday, November 7:
Christopher Cox (Georgia State University), "Fandom Referendum: Fan Cultures and Civic Embodiment"