Critical Perspectives

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Critical Relations in Community-Based Performance: The Artist and Writer in Conversation
by Sonja Kuftinec

Theater writer, scholar, director, and dramaturg Sonja Kuftinec explores concerns and interests about critical and reflective writing related to civically and socially engaged art heard at the Writers Institute at Alternate ROOTS's spring 2002 FOCAS conference and other recent gatherings.

Writing Deeply: A Discussion with Three Writers
An online conversation on the Community Arts Network between Linda Frye Burnham, Sonja Kuftinec, and Jan Cohen-Cruz, examining their experiences writing about community-based art and the challenges and rewards that lie therein. 

Bibliography—Aesthetics and Civically Engaged Art
An annotated listing of books, periodicals, articles, and essays compiled by Animating Democracy pertaining to the aesthetic and theory of civically engaged art.