Arts & Culture (Journalism)

专业详情

Develop the habits of mind, skills and flexibility to be a cultural reporter or critic in the fullest sense.

M.A. students in the Arts & Culture concentration develop historical knowledge, contextual understanding and nimble thinking across a range of disciplines. Through reporting and writing assignments as well as extensive reading, case studies, visits to exhibits and performances, and collaborations with scholars and artists, students examine the emotional force of the arts as well as how they function in social and political contexts and as commodities in a global marketplace. Students work to find news value in the arts without buying into hype and buzz. With close editing from their professors, they work on prose matters like tone of voice, scene setting, argumentative development, rhythm and imagery. They sharpen their abilities to write on the arts with authority, earned analysis, clarity, contextual perspective and grace.