Study Programmes 2016-2017
MEDC0002-1  
Observations on political and cultural institutions
Duration :
30h Th
Number of credits :
Bachelor in information and communication4
Master in communication (120 ECTS)5
Master in journalism (120 ECTS)5
Master in information and communication (60 ECTS)5
Lecturer :
Pascal Durand, Christophe Pirenne
Coordinator :
Pascal Durand
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
All year long, with partial in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents :
Organised in collaboration with Christophe Pirenne, this course is in the format of a series of conferences followed by discussion and debate involving stakeholders and analysts from the political world and cultural institutions, both in Belgium and abroad. Lectures will be scheduled and a programme will be established at the start of the academic year.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
The objective of the course is to raise students' awareness of the interactions between politicians and cultural institutions; to shed light on the general themes and practical methods which govern production and cultural management in large institutions (operas, orchestras, theatres, festivals, publishing houses, cultural centres, etc.); to put students in touch with major players in these institutions.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
See http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires
Recommended or required readings :
  • Bouquillion P. Creative Economy, Creative Industries: des notions à traduire. Presses Universitaires de Vincennes, Paris, 2012.
  • Durand E. La menace fantôme. Les industries culturelles face au numérique. Presses de Sciences Po, Paris, 2014.
  • Farchy J., Méadel C. et Sire G. La gratuité, à quel prix ? - Circulation et échange de biens culturels sur internet. Presses de l'Ecole des Mines, Paris, 2015.
  • Greffe X. Arts et artistes au miroir de l'économie. Ed. Economica et Unesco, Paris, 2002.
  • Karaca B. "The Art of Integration: Probing the Role of Cultural policy in the Making of Europe". International Journal of Cultural Policy, vol. 16, n°2, 121-137, Mai 2010.
  • Martel F. Enquête sur cette culture qui plaît à tout le monde. Editions Flammarion, Paris, 2010.
  • Mollard C. L'ingénierie culturelle. PUF, 2009.
  • Romainville C. (ed.) Droit européen et politiques culturelles. PIE Peter Lang, Bruxelles, 2015.
  • Vlassis A. Gouvernance mondiale et culture.  De l'exception à la diversité. Presses Universitaires de Liège, Liège, 2015.
Assessment methods and criteria :
 
A three page report is written after each lecture (about six lectures per year); the final evaluation is the average of all scores on the reports. 
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Because the course is basically an annual conference-debate series, active participation at all sessions is essential.
Contacts :
Christophe Pirenne, senior lecturer
Pascal Durand, lecturer