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May 2007

Arts Criticism: From the Old Media to the New

 

Last week I had the pleasure of sitting down with Bill Marx and some others to talk about arts criticism online, or more specifically about blogs and criticism. Bill was interviewing James Marcus and me for an online course he’s directing at Boston University this summer. If you’re reading this there’s a good chance you’d be interested in the topic too, so here’s what you need to know:

CFA FA 501 Arts Criticism: From the Old Media to the New
Online offering. Since the late 18th century, criticism of the arts has been featured in general circulation newspapers and magazines. Today, cultural and economic forces are endangering that tradition of public cultural discussion. Increasingly, the mainstream media is curtailing the column inches it reserves for serious reviews of the fine arts. This class is dedicated to keeping critical thinking about the arts alive. Students explore the history of journalistic reviewing while also learning the craft. By bringing critical skills into the realm of blogs, websites, and podcasting, the class will be on the cutting edge of new journalism, exploring the direction public dialogue about the arts will take in the future. For further information, please call the Office of Distance Education at 617-358-1960. 4 cr. Tuition: $1940; technology fee: $200; total charge: $2140

Summer 1 (May 22-June 29):
taught by William Marx

Bill Marx has been critiquing the arts in Boston for over 20 years, starting about four years after graduating from Bowdoin College in Maine. Besides writing on theater for WBUR, he has reviewed books regularly for the “Boston Globe” and the “Boston Phoenix.” He has contributed essay-reviews to a variety of national publications, including “Parnassus,” “Ploughshares,” “Washington Post Book World,” the “Nation” and the “Village Voice.” He has been a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle’s Reviewers Citation three times. He has also won U.P.I. and AP awards for his radio reviews.

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