Parul Sehgal<\/p>\n
Brandon Taylor<\/p>\n
A.O. Scott<\/p>\n
Moderated by\u00a0Halimah Marcus<\/p>\n
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Whether it\u2019s the role of take-downs, accusations of smarm, writers rebutting their reviews, or the daily Twitter discourse, the role of criticism in our culture is complex, ever-changing, and seemingly always up for debate. The tools of criticism are evolving, too. Goodreads, Substack, and social media remove critics from an ivory tower and allow anyone to assume the mantle.\u00a0New Yorker<\/em>\u00a0staff writer and former\u00a0New York Times<\/em>\u00a0book critic\u00a0Parul Sehgal<\/strong>,\u00a0New York Times<\/em>\u00a0film critic\u00a0A.O. Scott<\/strong>, and novelist-cum-critic\u00a0Brandon Taylor<\/strong>\u00a0will discuss these topics as well as their own pursuits of critical honesty and excellence. Moderated by\u00a0Halimah Marcus<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This event took place live on October 7, 2021, as part of Electric Lit\u2019s Fall 2021 series. Their discussion was followed by an audience Q&A. After purchase, you will receive an email with a private link to stream the video as often as you like. Run time is 1 hr and 5 mins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Parul Sehgal Brandon Taylor A.O. Scott Moderated by\u00a0Halimah Marcus Whether it\u2019s the role of take-downs, accusations of smarm, writers rebutting their reviews, or the daily Twitter discourse, the role of criticism in our culture is complex, ever-changing, and seemingly always up for debate. The tools of criticism are evolving, too. Goodreads, Substack, and social […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":179249,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"product_cat":[6086,6096],"product_tag":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n