CULP40350

Learning Outcomes:

After carrying out private study, attending and participating in seminars, and undertaking the assessments for this module, students should have the ability to:
• Recognise the difficulty and importance of defining the scope of ‘cultural policy’
• Engage with and critique key assumptions and theories underpinning cultural policies
• Identify political, social and economic imperatives that inform cultural policy in a range of contexts
• Recognise the relationship of cultural policy to arts management, creative / cultural practice
• Draw upon, interpret, and evaluate academic literature in developing arguments in written and oral form
• Conduct independent research on a cultural policy topic

Indicative Module Content:

Students will engage with and debate differing viewpoints on what constitutes culture and how that is operationalised as a form of public policy across different times and places. Specific issues will vary year on year in response to new research and what’s happening in the world around us. Concerns regarding diversity and marginalised people and communities will be explored across topics, rather than as a standalone issue.

Issues and topics will be drawn from the following areas:
Creativity and the Economy
Creative Industries
Forms of Participation
Markets and Consumption
Labour
Sustainability
Impact, Measurement, and Value
Data Rights
Cultural Diplomacy and Soft Power
Place-based policy
Cultural Buildings and Quarters
Industry Clusters
Education

Student Effort Hours:

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

Module sessions will be interactive and workshop based. Through lectures, readings, discussions and the use of a Research Journal, students will be guided through a process of conducting research on a cultural policy topic and policy document of their own choosing.. As such, after Week 1, each session will involve student-led discussion and sharing of research as well as a talk and discussion led by the lecturer or class tutor.

Our sessions will involve frequent questions, active learning, and informed debate and respect for one another even if there may be some tension as we navigate and defend different viewpoints. All told (hopefully!) we will all develop a growing interest in the subject of cultural policy. As a result, sessions will be interactive. Students will be expected to engage in independent study and will be supported to value and bring their own perspective to class and group discussions, debates, and informal presentations.

Module themes will explore key trends or issues in cultural policy through a mixture of lectures, group work, debates, and discussion. A range of case studies and examples drawn from student-led research, academic reading, news articles, and audio and video clips will aid us in understanding and critically engaging with relevant concepts and theories.

Students can take written notes during class or are welcome to type notes on laptops and devices. Slides will be uploaded to Brightspace before class. In some instances some online lecture materials may be provided prior to the seminar. When this is the case, advance notice will be given to students. Use of AI is permitted for idea generation and brainstorming, initial essay structure, and organisation of referencing. Use of AI in these instances must be pre-approved by the module coordinator and referenced. Please consult the module Brightspace page for further information.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.

Module Requisites and Incompatibles

Incompatibles:
CULP40300 - Cultural Policy 1: Comparative


 

Assessment Strategy

 

Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Substantial written feedback will be posted to Brightspace individually for each student, following submission. Criteria for each assessment is detailed in the syllabus.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.