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This course studies how cultural enterprises are shaped by local contexts (e.g. history, culture, political systems) as well as global forces such as globalisation, international development, and digitalisation/platformisation. Through case study led teaching, students will examine issues facing diverse enterprises, including mainstream organisations as well as alternatives like co-ops, and examples will be drawn from across the globe. The course will emphasise practical elements of arts and culture, and the implications of economic, management and policy decisions and students will develop their problem-solving skills in the face of these challenges through working in groups with real cases.

10 x 1 hr lecture over 10 weeks as scheduled on MyCampus

10 x 2 hr workshop over 10 weeks as scheduled on MyCampus

​​Standard College requirements

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The standard assessments for this course are:

■ Group Presentation (10 mins) - 30%

■ Individual Critical Reflection (1500 words) - 20%

■ Group Report (3500 words) - 50%

If required, for instance where a disability prevents a student from undertaking a specific method of assessment, the following alternatives are available:

■ An individual project instead of a group project OR student documents contribution to presentation with no requirement for them to present as an alternative to the group presentation.

■ There is no alternative to the individual critical reflection, but a flexible deadline can be offered as reasonable adjustments (students should follow the usual process for extensions)

■ There is no alternative to the group report, but a flexible deadline can be offered as reasonable adjustments (students should follow the usual process for extensions)

Further reasonable adjustments may be provided where necessary. Students are encouraged to consult with the course convenor.

This course aims to:

■ develop students' ability to critically think about the challenges facing enterprises in arts and culture, and to refine their problem-solving skills in the face of these challenges.

■ utilise student' skills in working with live briefs from partners, addressing the challenges facing cultural organizations today

■ foster students' critical thinking about cross-cultural connections in cultural enterprise including diasporic connections and international working in arts and culture

■ improve students' abilities to analyse a diverse range of case studies

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ Critically interrogate various models of cultural enterprise, with a focus on local contexts, through working with case studies  

■ Examine real challenges facing cultural organizations through live briefs and develop and present innovative solutions to those challenges

■ Produce sustained arguments in both written and oral form

■ Contextualize cultural enterprise within local contexts and global forces (e.g. platformization, sustainability, development)