Resources for
Writing About Cultural Events
for students at Centenary College
Jefferson Hendricks
English Department
Centenary College of Louisiana
General:
The
Arts as Modes of Communication
-- Lennox Grey
The Rhetoric of the Popular Arts
-- Irving J. Rein
“Art, Philosophy, and the Philosophy of Art"
-- Arthur Danto
“‘Psychical Distance’ as a Factor in Art and as an Aesthetic Principle”
-- Edward Bullough
“Art”
-- Clive Bell
"What is Art?"
-- Leo Tolstoy
“Of the Standard of Good Taste”
-- David Hume
Writing Reviews of Fine and Performing Arts Events (Part of Essays and Arguments)
-- Ian Johnston,
Malaspina University-College, Canada
[How to Write] Reviews
-- The Writing Center, U. of North Carolina
Writing Arts and Entertainment Reviews
-- SchoolNet News Network, Canada
Prewriting Questions for Book, Movie, or Play Reviews
-- LEO: Literacy Education Online, St. Cloud State U., MN
A Guide to Writing about [the] Art[s]
-- The Writing Center, U. of Iowa
reviews @
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The New Yorker
reviews @
-- New York Magazine
reviews @
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The New York Times
reviews @
The Village Voice
(NYC)
reviews @
LA Weekly
(Los Angeles)
reviews
@ Pop Matters
reviews
@ Chicago Reader
Artslynx: International Arts Resources
Film:
Writing About Film
-- Dartmouth College
Writing About Film
-- Hunter College (pdf file)
Suggestions on "How to Read a Film"
-- Michael Goldberg, U. of Washington, Bothell
Writing About Film
-- University of Western England, Bristol
Guide to Writing About Film
-- Metropolitan State College of Denver
Guidelines for Writing About Film
-- Rick Lewis, Sandhills Community College
Writing About Films
-- Agnes Scott College (pdf file)
Writing About Film
-- George Mason University
Writing About Film
-- Robert M. Seiler, U. of Calgary, Canada
Writing About Film
-- AngliaCampus, UK
Writing About Film
-- Langara College, Canada
How to Write a [Film] Review
-- Wutho
Taking Notes on Classroom Screenings
-- Bryn Mawr College
Theatre:
Writing a Theatre Review
-- Emily Carr Institute, Canada
Writing About Drama
--
Robert M. Seiler, U. of Calcary, Canada
[Writing About] Drama
-- The Writing Center, U. of North Carolina
A Few Words on [Theatre] Reviewing
-- Nathan Cohen
A Five Step Guide to Writing Quality Theatre Reviews
-- Candance Cain, Associated Content
Seeing and Hearing Theatre
-- ArtsWork
Curtain Up
Writing Guidelines
It's Curtains for the Critics
-- AA Gill, (London) Times Online
Music:
Writing About Music
-- Robert M. Seiler, U. of Calcary, Canada
Writing About Music
-- The Writing Center, U. of Iowa
Writing the Music Paper
-- Dartmouth Writing Program
Some Suggestions for Writing About Music
--
James William Sobaskie, U. of Wisconsin, Stevens Point
Listening and Responding to Musi
c -- ArtsWork
Writing in Music
-- Writing Studio, Duke U. [pdf file]
Writing Good Sense About Music: The Art of Listening
-- Andrew Ford, Lingua Franca
Writing About Music in a Time of Change
-- Tim Page, Washington Post @ The Library of Congress [webcast]
Dance:
Writing About Dance
--
Robert M. Seiler, U. of Calcary, Canada
Guidelines for Writing a Dance Critique
-- David Marchant, Washington U., St. Louis
Writing Guide for Dance
--
Gretchen Hildebran
and
Andreas Burgess,
Writing Workshop, Wesleyan U.
Deciphering Dance
-- ArtsWork
The Philosopher in the Dance Department
-- Julie Van Camp, California State U. at Long Beach
Philosophical Problems of Dance Criticism
--
Julie Charlotte Van Camp, Ph.D. dissertation, Temple U.
Visual Arts:
Writing About Painting
--
Robert M. Seiler, U. of Calcary, Canada
Strategies for Looking At, Talking and Writing About Art
-- Meredith Green, Charlotte Country Day, North Carolina
Writing the Art History Paper
-- Dartmouth Writing Program
[Writing About] Art History
-- The Writing Center, U. of North Carolina
Art History Writing Guide
-- Writing Workshop, Wesleyan U.
Tips On Writing About Art
-- Marcia Seabury, U. of Hartford
Learning to Look/Looking to Learn
-- ArtsWork
Writing an Art Critique
-- Custom Writing.org
Art History Resources on the Web
ArtLex: A Visual Arts Dictionary
Words of Art: A Glossary of Art History Terms