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Creative Industries: Theory and Context (part 1)

Convenor: Dr Anna Dempster
Assessment: Final exam (75%), Coursework (20%) 3000 word individual written assignment due by 5th December 2011, Absolute Cut-Off deadline – 26th December 2011, Class presentation (5%) In-class powerpoint presentation by end of term

Aims

This module will consider aspects of firms and organizations, institutions and networks in the creative industries – with a focus on strategies, organizational structures, and the specific characteristics of these sectors. The module will consider aspects of entrepreneurship, and business for the creative sectors, grounded in the fields of Economics,  Sociology and Management. The focus will be on creative industries in UK – with special attention to London – but there will also be an international dimension with consideration of developed as well as emerging economies including BRICK countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and Korea). The module aims to expose students to relevant theoretical models and frameworks from a range of Management disciplines – including cutting edge research in strategy, innovation, organizational studies, entrepreneurship and international business.

Learning objectives

By the end of the module students will be able to:

  • appreciate the key debates surrounding the ‘creative industries’ concept in the academic and policy literatures
  • discuss the similarities as well as idiosyncrasies of the creative sectors
  • apply theories from a range of management literatures to develop a critical understanding of the activities, structures, strategies of creative organizations
  • consider key characteristics of creative companies and sectors as well as techniques for their organization, management and promotion.
  • discuss the social, economic and political contribution of these sectors in comparative contexts and country settings

Background reading

  • Caves, Richard E. (2000). Creative Industries: Contracts between Art and Commerce. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press.
  • De Vany, Arthur. (2004) Hollywood Economics: How Extreme Uncertainty Shapes the Film Industry: Routledge, London and New York.