KUMS4006 Art, Culture, and Civil Society (5 cr)

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Study level:
Advanced studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
Finnish
Responsible organisation:
Department of History and Ethnology
Curriculum periods:
2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024

Description

Content

The course examines culture in terms of citizenship, cultural heritage, movements and participation. The course also covers the role of cultural and arts organisations and non-profit arts businesses as actors in the cultural field.

Completion methods

Taught course or independent work (book exam, reading group or essay).

Assessment criteria

80% participation in teaching and written assignments or lecture exam. Completion by independent study – essay, a book exam or reading group.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student will:

  • know the role of cultural organisations as actors
  • be aware of the relationship and cross-sectoral collaboration between the non-profit and public sectors
  • understand the role of culture and the arts in influencing society and as a means of participation
  • be able to work in the fields listed above.

Study materials

The course coordinator will refer students to learning material. For the book exam, three works are selected from the following list:

Literature

  • Greif, Hajo 2011: Cultures of Participation: Media Practices, Politics and Literacy.
  • Bäcklund, Pia ym. (toim.) 2017: Kansalaiset kaupunkia kehittämässä.
  • Virolainen, Jutta 2015: Kulttuuriosallistumisen muuttuvat merkitykset. Katsaus taiteeseen ja<br />kulttuuriin osallistumiseen, osallisuuteen ja osallistumattomuuteen. Saatavana elektronisena<br />julkaisuna.
  • Belfiore, Eleonora & Bennett, Oliver 2010: The Social Impact of the Arts. An Intellectual<br />History.
  • Greves, James Bau 2005: Cultural Democracy: The Arts, Community, and the Public Purpose.

Completion methods

Method 1

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Method 2

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Parts of the completion methods
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Teaching (5 cr)

Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
Finnish
No published teaching
x

Independent study (5 cr)

Type:
Independent study
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
Finnish

Teaching