Welcome to a special Sopranos-themed week from In Media Res. All the pieces appearing this week will be focused on the series, which aired its final original episode a couple of weeks ago in the US (though not everywhere around the globe). Our curators will be approaching The Sopranos’ contributions to and place within media studies and television history from myriad perspectives. Please feel free to respond to their comments and add your own thoughts and ideas about the series.

This week’s IMR contributions also serve as a lead in for The Sopranos: A Wake* Conference to be held at Fordham University May 8-10, 2008.

Over the course of the summer, IMR will host several themed weeks dedicated to particular television series, media events, and scholarly topics. Our hope is that these intertwined nodes will form a larger networked conversation.

So, without further adieu, this week’s In Media Res line-up:

Monday, June 25, 2007 – David Lavery (Brunel University) presents: “Paulie Walnuts”

Tuesday, June 26, 2007 – Janet McCabe (Manchester Metropolitan University) and Kim Akass (Freelance writer) presents: “You have options …”

Wednesday, June 27, 2007 – Douglas Howard (Suffolk County Community College ) presents: “The Winning Side?: Agent Harris and the FBI on HBO’s The Sopranos”

Thursday, June 28, 2007 – Jason Jacobs (Griffith University) presents: “Money, Shame and Reparation: A Moment from The Sopranos”

Friday, June 29, 2007 – Maurice Yacowar (University of Calgary) presents: “The Feminist Sopranos”

Please check out these wonderful contributions and offer your thoughts via a comment.

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