Places of criticism in the media culture

Abstract

Since the establishment of the critical place as a theoretical field and the beginning of different cultural circuits of artistic production, there have been many debates about who may and/or can make the critique of art. This debate includes its judgments, values, purposes and, more specifically, the education of the public. The same historical movement present in the cultural area can be observed in the specific case of media criticism’s incipient research field, addressing questions concerning comprehensive theories and singular analysis. Focusing on major issues in order to study theoretical, methodological and technical contributions towards a media cultural criticism, this paper intends to present the perception of its criteria and values, the social interaction between critics and audiences, and the criticism theories. The proximity of producers and public will be considered on studing the great variety of media empirical subjects and issues.