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| SPOL2343-1 | Global governance of culture : players and process
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Antonios Vlassis |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester |
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Course contents :
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| This course deals with the political sociology of the global governance of culture - and more specifically the cultural industries (cinema, music, literature) - highlighting the standards and regulations which develop in relationships between stakeholders. The political dynamic which characterises the global governance of culture is closely related to a series of important questions: the phenomenon of economic and cultural globalisation, its repercussions and ways of regulating it; international economic integration; the redeployment of State action on a constantly changing international scene; the role of international/regional organisations and non-governmental actors who play a role in the redistribution of ideas and resources; issues around legitimacy and the dispersion of centres of authority on the international scene. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The conceptual bases for this course are drawn from international political economy, the analysis of public policy, the sociology of government, and studies in foreign policy. The course has a two-fold aim:
To highlight the international and regional mechanisms regulating the cultural industries and to analyse its political, institutional and economic dimensions, paying particular attention to cultural diplomacy, international cultural cooperation, issues around cultural exception and cultural diversity, cultural development and digital technologies.
To study the strategies and configuration of stakeholders involved in the global governance of cultural industries - paying particular attention to the local level (Quebec, Catalonia), the national level (United States, France, India, China, Japan), the regional level (the EU, MERCOSUR, the African Union), the international level (UNESCO, the World Trade Organization, the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie), as well as to industrial and social stakeholders (major Hollywood studios, culture conglomerates, culture professionals). |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| In order to follow the course, students should have some empirical and theoretical knowledge of concepts in political science. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Lectures, supported by PowerPoint slides and interaction with the class. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Lectures with the active participation of students.
If possible, a number of external presenters will take part in the course.
It is essential that students attend classes. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| A. Vlassis, Gouvernance mondiale et culture, de l'exception à la diversité, Liège, Presses universitaires de Liège, 2014.
F. Chaubet, M. Laurent, Histoire des relations culturelles dans le monde contemporain, Paris, Armand Colin, 2011.
J. P. Singh (dir.), International Cultural Policies and Power, London, Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Critical reading notes + written work + presentation in class of the written work + participation. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| In order to successfully pass the course, students are recommended to attend classes.
The PowerPoint slides used in class will be made available to students.
Knowledge of English is required. |
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Contacts :
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| Antonios Vlassis : Chargé de recherche-FNRS/maître de conférences
(bureau : R12, niveau 0) |
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