[NEohioPAL] Press release for new book about Theater Criticism
Bob Abelman
r.abelman at adelphia.net
Sat Jul 13 14:26:44 PDT 2013
Peter Lang Publishing
29 Broadway, 18th Fl, New York, NY 10006
Phone: +1 212.647.7700 x 3010
Fax: +1 212.647.7707
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
A Theater Criticism/Arts Journalism Primer
Refereeing the Muses
By Bob Abelman & Cheryl Kushner
Paperback | $38.95, July 2013
To Purchase: http://www.peterlang.com/index.cfm?event=cmp.ccc.seitenstruktur.detailseiten&seitentyp=produkt&pk=62157&concordeid=311549
A Theater Criticism/Arts Journalism Primer: Refereeing the Muses examines the skill set
associated with being a critic and arts journalist. It explores the history, evolution, and future of the profession in the United States, and carefully and purposefully dissects the preparation, observation, and writing process associated with generating thoughtful and interesting arts criticism.
Using theatrical productions as the best and most vivid example of a storytelling enterprise that
employs creativity, imagination, collaboration, aesthetics, and artisanship to effectively engage an audience, this book is intended to generate the critical thinking and critical writing skills necessary to effectively engage in all forms of arts journalism.
It is designed for those looking to become more thoughtful, critical consumers, for casual critics
thinking about starting a blog or working for their university newspaper, and for working critics
hoping to improve their craft.
The text is written in an accessible style and includes quotes from renowned critics and arts practitioners throughout as well as frequent sidebars that offer timely, insightful, and entertaining examples of the points being made in the text.
Advance Praise
"The authors' passion and obsession are what
make this book invaluable."
-Sasha Anawalt, Director, Arts Journalism Programs, USC
Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism
"Bob Abelman and Cheryl Kushner's accessible and
information-rich primer is useful to beginners eager to
develop their critical voices. It's also worthwhile to those of
us who have been practicing criticism for years but need to
recall the basics: Why we write criticism, how to
do it well, and why it matters."
-David Cote, Theater editor and chief drama critic
Time Out New York
"Refereeing the Muses provides an element-by-element
analysis of what goes into constructing an artful,
journalistically sound review. The book's insights into how
critics prepare and then react to a work of art are valid and
valuable. The authors also acknowledge that the best
criticism, like the work it analyzes, requires creativity."
-Christine Dolen, Theater Critic
The Miami Herald
"As one who has been heralded and eviscerated in reviews,
I can only hope that both critics and artists take the time to
truly digest the insightful information in this book - to more
fully understand not only where the ideals of criticism come
from, but where critics fit in today's theatrical ecosystem."
-Eric Coble, Playwright
(Bright Ideas, The Velocity of Autumn)
"Bob Abelman and Cheryl Kushner have delivered a book of
remarkable clarity, a detailed survey and breakdown of
critic-craft that's granular without ever getting grainy. Even
if we end up living in that much-feared near-future where
"Everyone's a Critic," Refereeing the Muses will be required
reading for every drive-by Twitterer and citizen-kvetcher."
-Scott Brown, Theater Critic
New York Magazine
"The art and practice of criticism is undergoing fundamental
change. Before we figure out where it's going we have to
understand what it's been and how it's been done.
Refereeing the Muses is a valuable and compelling
place from which to start."
-Douglas McLennan, Editor
ArtsJournal.com
To purchase: http://www.peterlang.com/index.cfm?event=cmp.ccc.seitenstruktur.detailseiten&seitentyp=produkt&pk=62157&concordeid=311549
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