The Critical Essay: Literature and the Arts

In The Critical Essay: Literature and the Arts, we did just that, wrote critical essays about different short stories and an analysi of works of pop surrealism. I took lit and the arts at Skidmore, session one. My favourite part of the class was when we weren't actually in the class room. We attened poetry/prose readings several times a week, went to multiple art muesems and even got to see jazz concerts. So expect a lot of fun field trips, we got to see multiple works by Picasso, Degas, Renoir, Monet and studied surrealism.

This is a great class, and if you plan on taking it, Skidmore is the best place. At Skidmore College, there is a summer writer's and summer jazz institute, so during night session, you're probably going to go to poetry readings or jazz concerts. 09.1 went to two museums in South Adams, Massachusetts for their field trip (The Clark and Williams College Museum). The driving was 3 hours alone, and since we had to leave at 9 and come back at 3 there wasn't too much time to look at the art work, but just enough. Works by Picasso, Degas, Monet, Chagall, Matisse, Renoir, Salvador Dali, and many more were shown. We also studied a lot of Southern Gothic literature, since the teacher was from the South. Overall it was a very enjoyable class and I highly reccomend people to take it.