MCPS3013 International Cultural Policy (5 cr)
Learning outcomes
Students are familiar with the most important international organisations and norms influencing cultural policy. Students also recognise the contradictions and disputes between different organisations and actors and know their historical backgrounds. Students are able to combine their previous knowledge on cultural theories and international cultural policy cases and to produce critical evaluations and new perspectives.
Study methods
Contact teaching and written work
Content
The course introduces students to the international organisations that have an impact on regional and national cultural policies. It also offers analyses on the international laws and norms influencing cultures, cultural relations and cultural rights. The course includes case-examples about the afore-mentioned issues. The course introduces discusses also about international cultural representations, consumption and media.
Literature:
| ISBN-number | Author, year of publication, title, publisher |
|---|---|
| In addition to lectures, student uses 2-3 of the following sources in the written assignment: | |
| 1. Singh, JP (ed.) (2010): International Cultural Policies and Power. | |
| 2. De Beukelaer, Christiaan et al. (eds.) (2015): Globalization, Culture and Development. | |
| 3. Gielen, Pascal et al. (eds.) (2015): No Culture, No Europe: On the Foundation of Politics. | |
| 4. Selection of articles from the International Journal of Cultural Policy. |
Assessment criteria
To get good or excellent grade student must participate in the lectures and complete the written assignment (essay/learning diary) on the basis of lectures and the literature. In the written work, student has to be able to give descriptions on the most important international organizations influencing cultural policies and their tasks and relations. Task is also to examplify their work through chosen cases. Student can either summarize the contents of the lectures and critically reflect them or focus on some particular organization or case in the international cultural policy. Important in the written work is that student links the issues from both literature and the lectures.
Following criteria is used when evaluating the written assignment:
1. General academic writing (structure, form, argumentation, logic, articulation etc.)
2. Displayed knowledge of the course material (how well the student knows the course literature and other course material).
3. Analytical capability (how well the student can use what she/he has read, as displayed in analysis and in applying theories to cases etc.).