THEA 3351 - Reviewing the Arts

Prerequisites: ENGL 1112 or ENGL 1113, THEA 1131. This course provides students with foundational approaches to writing and communicating about the arts. Students will write reviews, profiles, and features on a series of arts events, performances, works, and artists. Students will consider similarities and distinctions among a number of varied art forms - theater, dance, music, literature, and visual arts - as they develop a specialized understanding of how to assess, analyze, and formulate responses to artistic experiences and expressions. The course will also address changes in arts coverage over time and evaluate its status in today's digital age. Throughout, the course will emphasize the value of sustained, comprehensive, and knowledgeable arts coverage to our culture and society. 3 credits.