This is a course in writing reviews, recaps and critical essays for the popular press. We will study the dominant issues at play in arts criticism today, the publications in which they are being addressed and the critics who are articulating them.

This course is rooted in the conviction that art writing is not merely a supplemental art practice but a critical, expansive field that mirrors the dynamism of contemporary art itself. It offers an engagement with art that encompasses the inclusivity of global discourses, the regional specificity of art communities, and the evolving platforms of communication of the art world, from social media and blogging to meme culture.

The Department offers four specializations in the Communications Bachelor of Science degree program.