2019-2020 / MEDC0002-1

Observations on political and cultural institutions

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Bachelor in information and communication5 crédits 

Lecturer

Pascal Durand, Jean-Gilles Lowies, Christophe Pirenne

Coordinator

Pascal Durand

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

All year long, with partial in January

Schedule

Schedule online

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)

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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

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session

Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning

Classroom teaching and then distance learning.

Assessment subjects

Writing critical reviews of conferences and two articles chosen by the students from a portfolio of readings (fr and en).

Assessment methods

Written reports.

Contacts

Jean-Gilles Lowies
jglowies@uliege.be

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session

Assessment subjects

Critical review of a book.

Assessment methods

Written report

Contacts

Jean-Gilles Lowies