ESF:MPV_EKKU Cultural Policy - Course Information

MPV_EKKU Cultural Policy

Extent and Intensity

2/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.

Teacher(s)

doc. Ing. František Svoboda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Simona Škarabelová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. František Svoboda, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Simona Škarabelová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

doc. Ing. František Svoboda, Ph.D.
Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Jana Biskupová
Supplier department: Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration

Prerequisites

The course is designed for Master’s students in the daily study programme in the Public Economy and Administration and Management in Culture fields of study.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 7 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

Course description, learning objectives and learning outcomes
The course has a specializing character. Lectures focus on general topics related to cultural policy, while the structure of seminars enables students to get to know individual instruments and institutions of cultural policy in practice. Students will be able:
- demonstrate knowledge and understanding in a field of analyzing instruments and instutions of cultural policy,
- apply the knowledge and understanding about cultural policy in occupational contexts;
- to identify and use data to formulate responses to well-defined concrete and abstract problems;
- to be aware of different models of cultural policy and types of cultural activities, their institutions and organisational framework;
- to analyze managerial characteristics and identify problems of cultural organizations and argue possible sollutions. Working in a collaborative group, the student will be able to perform basic analysis of cultural data.

Learning outcomes

- Identify and summarize important issues of the economy of culture;
- explain the economic principles and the similarities and differences in the functioning of the various markets in the cultural sector
- Identify and describe current domestic and foreign economic trends in the automotive and creative industries;
- write an essay analyzing the selected problem in the field of the economy of culture;
- describe the factors that influence price formation in the art markets;
- compare and highlight differences in types of cultural policies;
- to analyze the current problems in the management at the seminar of the visited cultural institution in Brno.
Working in a collaborative group, the student will be able to perform basic analysis of statistical data.

Syllabus

• Thematic plan of lectures:
• 1.Introduction to the course, role of cultural policy.
• 2.Public subsidies as a market distortion and possible solutions. Methods of financing individual cultural markets.
• 3.Cultural policy, Czech Republic and selected countries
• 4.Cultural industries (subsectors): policies, social and economic background
• 5.Cultural industries (subsectors): policies, social and economic background - Heritage.
• 6.Cultural industries (subsectors): policies, social and economic background - Visual arts.
• 7. Cultural industries (subsectors): policies, social and economic background - Galleries and theatre
• 8.Cultural industries (subsectors): policies, social and economic background - broadcasting.
• 9.Mass culture. Causes of its development, its position in contemporary society.
• 10.Other creative industries.
• 11.- 13. Seminars – are allocated during the semester as time allows managers selected cultural organizations.

Literature

required literature
• SVOBODA, František and Simona ŠKARABELOVÁ. Ekonomika kultury (Cultural Economy). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2020, 283 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-9633-2. info
• The Art Newspapers - https://www.theartnewspaper.com/
• Journal of Cultural Economics

recommended literature
• Ruth Towse. A Handbook of Cultural Economics. 1th ed, Cheltenham (UK). Northampton (USA): Edward Elgar Publishing, 2003.494 s. ISBN 1 84064 338 2
• McLuhan, M. Člověk, média a elektronická kultura. 1. vyd. Brno: Jota 2000, ISBN 80-7217-128-3
• The politics of culture : policy perspectives for individuals, institutions, and communities. Edited by Gigi Bradford - Michael Gary - Glenn Wallach. New York: New Press, 2000, xiv, 364. ISBN 1565845722. info
• Culture : policy and politics. London: Routledge, 1995. info

not specified
• HARTLEY, J. Creative Industries. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2005, 432 pp. ISBN 1-4051-0147-4. info

Teaching methods

Lecture, discussion, seminar papers, excursions Independent work of students: Study of the documents (annual reports or reports on the activities and management of the organisations visited at the seminar), preparation of a seminar paper on a topic related to the economics of culture Preparation of tasks focused on working with data

Assessment methods

The successful completion of the course involves
- active participation in 2 seminars
- a written test (at least 55%)
- a written seminar paper (as part of oral exam) and oral exam
- processing three tasks focused on working with data
Important information! If students commit a prohibited act, such as using various forbidden tools, cribbing, taking out any part of the exam or any other cheating, the teacher is allowed to interrupt an exam and to grade a student with F, FF or FFF according to the seriousness of the offence. The mentioned procedure relates to all the activities that are included in the final evaluation of the course (seminar work, essays, tests etc.). Requirements (including the literature) are specified further in the interactive syllabus and the downloadable study plan before the semester starts.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
General note: Pokud se zapíše méně než 15 studentů, může být předmět vyučován více individuálně, příp. blokovou formou.

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