US_163 Problems of Art and Creative Industries in Global Context: Critical Observation

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Elena Khokhlova, Ph.D. (lecturer), PhDr. Dagmar Koudelková (deputy)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Dagmar Koudelková
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Alena Taranzová
Supplier department: Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 12:30–14:05 N43
Prerequisites
Students should have sufficient knowledge of written and spoken English to listen to lectures, read and analyze interdisciplinary texts, participate in discussions and prepare presentations.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to:
1. gather and work with information related to production of art and different types of contemporary cultural institutions;
2. analyze the current state of art and cultural institutions;
3. prepare sufficient presentations and compose reviews on art events and articles related to the topic;
4. present one's opinion and participate in debates concerning the current state of art and modus of cultural production.
Syllabus
  • 1. Creative industries and current state of art.
  • Presentation of the course, Basic skills and tools to prepare sufficient presentation in classroom and at work, Useful strategies for reading and speaking.
  • Review of the terms and borders, critical observation of cultural productions and its institutions.
  • 2. Aspects of modern cultural production on stage.
  • Theaters, stages and venues. Historical review of cultural production in theaters. Analysis of modern stage production.
  • 3. Aspects of modern production of popular music.
  • Introduction to popular music phenomenon. Sociological review. The role of recording labels. Modern music business.
  • 4. Aspects of modern production of classical music.
  • General overview of classical music nowadays. Production and reproduction of classical music. Audience gap. Reformation of opera stage.
  • 5. Aspects of film industry.
  • General aspects of film industry in the XXth-XXIst century. Capitalization and commodification of image. Phenomenon of celebrity.
  • 6. Aspects of museum and gallery management. Phenomenon of art auctions.
  • Paradox of art economics. Price strategies. Case study of advertisement campaigns. Selling and buying art.
  • 7. Aspects of design and fashion industry.
  • Aesthetic definition of design. Relationship with the art world. Sociological overview of trends. Eco-design.
  • 8. Analysis and critics on the life circle of cultural institutions and cultural products. Final discussion.
Teaching methods
Idea of the course: Students will be gathering information alone or in groups using different type of resources (books, articles, magazines, reviews, advertisement, reports) and mainly observing the world around. After gathering and analyzing information, students will be asked to prepare reports on their findings. Each presentation will be followed by discussion and critical prognosis.

Directions of the course: contents cover some general points of the problem of modern production of art and culture and overview music, stage, gallery, fashion, film and other industries.

Study plan and strategies: By the end of the semester students will navigate in modern aspects of art production and cultural institutions. Students are required to prepare presentation alone or in a group. The study strategy is, therefore, to pick one of the seminar subjects, join a group, elaborate the chosen topic and present it in one of the seminars. Each seminar students will be attending presentation of theis colleagues, learn and critisize their findings.

Gaining skills: The course suggest a discussion platform where students learn to collect, analyze, report and criticize information in front of the others. Meanwhile they are gaining or improving such skills as public presentation, work with information, critical observation, polite debating.
Assessment methods
Participation in seminars is obligatory. Each missed seminar requires a penalty essay. Each student is obliged to prepare one presentation working with a group. The form of the final examination is colloquium.
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
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