Module Details

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Title Culture, Economy and Cities
Code SOCI327
Coordinator Dr P Campbell
Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology
Peter.Campbell@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2019-20 Level 6 FHEQ Second Semester 15

Aims

- Introduce key theories and concepts regarding the interaction between cultural and economic forces within the city
- Explain the current position of culture within political, economic and urban spheres by tracing their shifting historical inter-relation
- Reveal the links between urban, economic and cultural development


Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Understand the changing relationship between economic organisation and cultural activity

(LO2) Engage with, and critique, key theories regarding the role of culture in contemporary cities

(LO3) Critically assess a range of theoretical accounts of the cultural economy

(LO4) Gain an awareness of changes in cultural policy up to the present day, and appreciate the socioeconomic backdrop to these policies

(LO5) Understand the fundamentally social nature of cultural production and consumption

(S1) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Presentation skills – oral

(S2) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Academic writing (inc. referencing skills)

(S3) Critical thinking and problem solving - Critical analysis

(S4) Critical thinking and problem solving - Synthesis

(S5) Information skills - Critical reading

(S6) Information skills - Evaluation

(S7) Global citizenship - Cultural awareness

(S8) Global citizenship - Relevant economic/political understanding


Syllabus

 

- The city at the heart of cultural development
- How the meaning of 'culture' changes as the modern city develops
- Using 'culture' to deal with urban social problems
- Technological development and the emergence of mass cultural commodities
- Does the industrial city produce industrial culture?
- Deindustrialization and the gentrification of urban space by artists
- Social stratification in the city, and stratified patterns of cultural engagements
- The role of culture in a 'new economy'
- The emergence of a 'creative class', and the need for competitive cities to attract this class
- The aims of government policy on culture, and the influence of UK cultural policy
- The nature of cultural work in the modern city
- City regeneration via cultural programmes such as 'city of culture' titles


Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method 1 - Lecture
Description:
Attendance Recorded: Yes
Notes: Lectures introduce key themes and topics to be followed up by independent study.

Teaching Method 2 - Seminar
Description: 6 x 2 hour seminar sessions including student presentations
Attendance Recorded: Yes
Notes: Seminars are used for the presentation and discussion of key module themes.

Skill/Other Attribute 1:
"Global citizenship - Relevant economic/political understanding"
How this is developed:
"Lectures, Seminars, Independent Study"

Skill/Other Attribute 2:
"Global citizenship - Cultural awareness"
How this is developed:
"Lectures, Seminars, Independent Study"

Skill/Other Attribute 3:
"Information skills - Evaluation"
How this is developed:
"Lectures, Seminars, Independent Study"

Skill/Other Attribute 4:
"Information skills - Critical reading&qu ot;
How this is developed:
"Seminars, Independent Study"

Skill/Other Attribute 5:
"Critical thinking and problem solving - Synthesis"
How this is developed:
"Lectures, Seminars, Independent Study"

Skill/Other Attribute 6:
"Critical thinking and problem solving - Critical analysis"
How this is developed:
"Lectures, Seminars, Independent Study"

Skill/Other Attribute 7:
"Communication (oral, written and visual) - Academic writing (inc. referencing skills)"
How this is developed:
"Seminars, Indendent Study"

Skill/Other Attribute 8:
"Communication (oral, written and visual) - Presentation skills – oral"
How this is developed:
"Seminars"


Teaching Schedule

  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 12

12

        24
Timetable (if known) 60 mins X 1 totaling 12
 
120 mins X 1 totaling 12
 
         
Private Study 126
TOTAL HOURS 150

Assessment

EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)
% of
final
mark
Resit/resubmission
opportunity
Penalty for late
submission
Notes
             
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)
% of
final
mark
Resit/resubmission
opportunity
Penalty for late
submission
Notes
3500 Words Essay There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Semester 2  3500 words essay    100       

Recommended Texts

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