The official Twitter account of @nyu_journalism's Cultural Reporting and Criticism program. Highlighting student and alumni work, and all things criticism.
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CRC alum Shaan Sachdev wrote creative longform piece on the history and present state of gay cruising in New York City’s steam rooms, for Strange Matters!
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On this day, 25 years ago, Zadie Smith‘s “White Teeth” was published to wide acclaim.
Writing for @thetimes, CRC student @sgoldsbrough1 writes about how, at only 24 years old, Smith could have written about multicultural England with “glancing wisdom.”
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CRC alum @KingTalissa reflects on Martin Luther King’s legacy in @TheHeraldTimes:
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CRC alum @infinite__jaz spent three days at Madison Square Garden’s Monster Energy Buck Off and wrote all about it for @parisreview
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The @RFKHumanRights Book and Journalism Awards is now accepting submissions!
The deadline for all categories is January 31, 2025, at 11:59 PM ET.
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“Debates about gentrification have often focused on residential tenancy, but businesses—especially small businesses—are often victims of gentrification too.”
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– by @crc_nyu alumna @kathyyouu, for @prismreports
Read CRC alum Maria Prudente's profile of artist Jaouad Bentama for @observer:
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3 years ago, 3 Nigerian filmmakers decided to stage their own film festival. For left-field talents like themselves.
They faced many difficulties, but somehow they’ve kept the lights on.
I wrote about the S16 Film Festival for @OpenCountryMag:
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Truuuuuly a privilege to interview Sabrina Imbler (@aznfusion) about their creative practice for @thecreativeindp!🌀🌱 thecreativeindependent.com/p…
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Spent a lot of time on this profile of the legendary @cooperbhandy. One of my favorite things I’ve written. Read it if you fw me
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Current @crc_nyu student @angejmazza explores queers reclaiming hiking trails amidst an increasingly hostile political climate in this episode of @_allthebest
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I produced a story for @_allthebest !! It’s about how queer and trans folks in NYC are finding connection and respite in spaces that once excluded them. Listen to “Out Here” on Apple Podcasts/wherever you listen to podcasts 🌱🌈
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Congrats to @crc_nyu alum @ejdickson on her new role as Senior Culture Writer at @TheCut! #nyu #journalism
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“Of all the progress made in documentary filmmaking over the past century, the most widely recognized function of the form is perhaps still the accurate recording of facts.” | @crc_nyu alumna @kathyyouu on @Emergentcitydoc for @hyperallergic
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“There is nothing particularly glamorous about rest stops: the places we stop on the road when we need to rest, refuel or, in my case, be violently ill in a parking lot after seeing Weezer perform.” | @crc_nyu alum @frantzy_lady for @FiftyGrandeMag
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“We’re either given our own show, or it’s these group shows where it’s just Latinos, or they put us in this Latino wing.” | @crc_nyu alumna @dalyabenor interviewed queer Mexican American photographer Reynaldo Rivera for @BOMBmagazine
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“By denying that other forms of life have interiority and depth, we’ve deprived ourselves of the opportunity to…‘search into an abyss of information we’ve barely begun to plumb.’ | From @crc_nyu alum @jcaselevine’s latest on Lydia Millet for @thenation
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Women’s sports breaking barriers is my favorite. Loved speaking to Commissioner Jessica Berman and seeing her genuine excitement for advancing the rights of the players.
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“Contradiction Days is filled with the moments of melodrama and exhibitionism that often accompany self-destructive behavior….the roots of which Novak traces to her youth.” | From @crc_nyu alum @APockros’s latest on poet JoAnna Novak for @PoetryFound
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For @PoetryFound, I wrote about JoAnna Novak's new poetry collection DOMESTIREXIA, eating disorders, mothering, etc.
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