KLS 3552 Financing Creative Indutries
KLS 3552 Financing Creative Indutries
The course will provide an introduction to private and public funding forms in general, and provide particular emphasis on cultural sponsorship. Students will be introduced to key concepts and theoretical approaches within these fields, and the material will be contextualised from a historical perspective.
The course will provide an introduction to private and public forms of financing in the creative sector, as well as exploring theories concerning the historical relationships and contradictions that exist between capital and culture/arts. The student will become acquainted with theories regarding cultural sponsorship, cultural entrepreneurism, and crowdfunding. Furthermore, the student will acquire knowledge about the economics of the various creative industries.
Students should be able to explain the main principles of financing forms. The student should be able to analyse the complex relationships between culture and capital using theories of cultural sponsorship/partnership, aesthetisation and cultural entrepreneurship. During the course, students will learn to apply the newly acquired historical insights and the theoretical tools to contemporary real life examples. Students should also be able to outline an overall strategy for cultural sponsorship/partnership.
Students should develop respect for knowledge and scientific and cultural values, and will learn to handle the ethical dilemmas that arise where culture and business intersect.
- Financing of creative industries past and present
- Theoretical perspectives on the relationship between culture and capital, art and commerce, culture and industry
- The market as a financing principle
- Cultural sponsorship as a form of financing
- Public financing forms
- The business market for the creative industry
- Crowdfunding as a new form of financing
The course is taught via lectures, group case work and in-class case presentation. There will be 24 hours of lectures on course topics, and 8 hours will be used for case work, presentations, and discussion of presentations.
Higher Education Entrance Qualification.
There are no special requirements for this course
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Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Written submission Weight: 60 Grouping: Group (2 - 3) Duration: 1 Semester(s) Exam code: KLS 35521 Grading scale: ECTS Resit: Examination every semester |
Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Written submission Invigilation Weight: 40 Grouping: Individual Support materials:
Duration: 3 Hour(s) Comment: Re-sit exams are however possible to do separately. All parts must be passed to obtain final grade in the course. Exam code: KLS 35522 Grading scale: ECTS Resit: Examination every semester |
All exams must be passed to get a grade in this course.
| Activity | Duration | Comment |
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Teaching | 24 Hour(s) | |
Feedback activities and counselling | 8 Hour(s) | |
Prepare for teaching | 18 Hour(s) | |
Group work / Assignments | 54 Hour(s) | Case preparation / case work |
Student's own work with learning resources | 60 Hour(s) | |
Examination | 36 Hour(s) |
A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore a course of 7,5 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of at least 200 hours.