Markets for Culture

Code:

1OP09

Acronym:

MC

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Social Science

Instance: 2017/2018 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Secção Autónoma de Ciências Sociais
Institution Responsible:	Faculty of Economics

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LECO	30	Bologna Syllabus since 2012	3	-	3	42	81
LGES	13	Bologna Syllabus since 2012	3	-	3	42	81

Teaching language

English

Objectives

The main goal of this unit is to familiarize the under-graduated students with essential insights into the economy and sociology of culture (including tools for cultural management).

Learning outcomes and competences

Vd. objectives.

Cultural Markets' syllabus is designed to cover the main problems, concepts and objects of culture and the "cultural sector" through selected themes. The thematic strategy facilitates two learning outcomes: 1. the use of pertinent empirical data − available statistics, empirical research – and, whenever possible, the invitation of experts; 2. to motivate the students to perform practical work. 

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Introduction: Cultural sociology, economics of culture and cultural management:

1.1. Perspectives, concepts and relationships between sociology and economy

1.2. Approaching culture: characteristics and specificities

1.3. Contemporary cultural production

2. Cultural "markets":

2.1. Arts, industries and heritage

2.2. Labour market and cultural work

2.3. Management in cultural organizations

2.4. Cultural participation, consumption and audiences

2.5. Public vs. private; profit and non-profit:

2.5.1.Cultural policies

Mandatory literature

Anheier, Helmut 340; The cultural economy. ISBN: 978-1-4129-3474-9
Bourdieu, Pierre; As estruturas sociais da economia. ISBN: 989-625-051-0
Crane, Diane 340; The sociology of culture. ISBN: 1-55786-463-2
Ginsburgh, Victor A.; Economics of art and culture. ISBN: 0-444-50995-X
Heilbrun, James; The economics of art and culture. ISBN: 978-0-521-63712-1
Throsby, David; Economics and culture. ISBN: 0-521-58406-X
Towse, Ruth; A textbook of cultural economics. ISBN: 978-0-521-88872-1

Comments from the literature

The bibliographic references are the program support.

Sellected texts will be distributed to the students suring classes.

Teaching methods and learning activities

The course introduces students into essential insights of the economy and the sociology of culture and the role of the two disciplines in contemporary societies.
It begins by presenting the two disciplines, their emergence and current role, as well as their complementarities in addressing culture and the cultural sector. The first part of the syllabus ends with an overview of the cultural production in the contemporary world.
The second part of the syllabus aims covering the major themes of the two disciplines (economy and management).

The combination of lectures and empirical illustrations; teachers and "lay experts"; and the possibility of practical work by the students – is intended to provide the students the knowledge of the "cultural sector" and its professional practices. 

keywords

Social sciences > Sociology
Social sciences > Economics

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Teste	55,00
Trabalho escrito	45,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	10,00
Estudo autónomo	24,00
Frequência das aulas	42,00
Trabalho de investigação	5,00
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

Distribution assessment without final exam requires a minimum attendance in classes corresponding to 75% of the total actually taught.

Calculation formula of final grade

Components of DAFE:

- individual or group case study (maximum two students per group)
- a written exam to be held at the end of the semester.
The final mark will be the weighted average of marks obtained in both components, as follows: Case study: 45% (15% correspond to the presentation in class) Written exam: 55%. Minimum required in the written exam: 7.5

-Students may choose two tests (50% + 50%).

Classification improvement

Following the evaluation rules.