criticism

Beginning literature or art history students are often surprised tolearn that in such contexts “criticism” can be a neutral term meaningsimply “evaluating a work of literature or art.” A criticalarticle about The Color Purple can be entirely positive about AliceWalker’s novel. Movie critics write about films they like as well asabout films they dislike: writing of both kinds is called “criticism.”

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Definitions

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• n  disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
  the senator received severe criticism from his opponent
• n  a serious examination and judgment of something
  constructive criticism is always appreciated
• n  a written evaluation of a work of literature

News & Articles

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• Hungary Rejects Democracy Criticism as Commission Meets
  Hungary’s government rejected criticism of its new constitution even before European legal experts met today to approve an opinion that the European Union executive said Prime Minister Viktor Orban must respect.
  June 14, 2013 - Bloomberg
• Vietnam arrests well-known blogger for criticism
  Vietnamese police have arrested one of the country's best known bloggers for posting criticism of the communist government, intensifying a crackdown against Internet-fuelled dissent in the one-party, authoritarian ...
  June 14, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News
• Criticism doesn’t matter to Tony Romo
  Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is no stranger to criticism. This offseason alone, he’s heard it explicitly from Donovan McNabb after signing his new contract and implicitly from Cowboys owner Jerry Jones when Jones pointed out things he wanted to see Romo do more of in the coming years. There are plenty of brickbats from fans…
  June 12, 2013 - NBC Sports: ProFootballTalk