Comments on: Word of the Day: Criticaster http://dancingperfectlyfree.com/2008/06/06/word-of-the-day-criticaster/ Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:30:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Taylor http://dancingperfectlyfree.com/2008/06/06/word-of-the-day-criticaster/#comment-365 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 13:50:45 +0000 http://dancingperfectlyfree.wordpress.com/?p=382#comment-365 Agreed.
I was going to say the same thing, Tonya, about how most of the print critics haven’t been to journalism school. And by the same token, many were not even dancers themselves. So the criteria for being a good critic are extremely up in the air.

I think the only major difference between print critics and us bloggers right now is just that they have all been writing for their publications for a long time, for the most part. It’s not necessarily that time and experience = better criticism, it’s just that publications have their writers and trust them, so why venture out to a new critic when print is dying anyway?

I hope soon bloggers and online critics will be appreciated as equals…

]]> By: tonya http://dancingperfectlyfree.com/2008/06/06/word-of-the-day-criticaster/#comment-355 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:25:33 +0000 http://dancingperfectlyfree.wordpress.com/?p=382#comment-355 I totally agree, of course! I don’t think most dance critics even have journalism or dance degrees — I know Joan Acocella has a PhD in Comparative Literature, as does Apollinaire Scherr; I guess I don’t really know about the rest. I don’t think there should be no criteria, but it’s interesting to ponder what that criteria should be. The popular and well-respected book bloggers like Maud Newton (a lawyer-turned writer / editor) and Mark Sarvas (a screenwriter and novelist) have no journalism background but are just very passionate about their subject and have a vested interest in its continuation and legitimacy. I think we all have those things as well!

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