Festival Management (WP)
Niveau
first cycle, Master
Learning outcomes of the courses/module
Students:
- get to know the development of festivals as a format of cultural production and encounter.
- understand and reflect the global structure of the festival world, meaning of place and changes through digitalization.
- meet the central challenges for management, budgeting and programs of art education.
- reflect on business and artistic environments.
- are able to draft the meaning and impacts of festivals for destination management, cultural tourism and cultural production.
- develop intercultural competences and sense of responsibility.
Prerequisites for the course
not applicable
Course content
- Definition and development of festivals
- Tasks & potentials of art festivals
- Global networks and international exchange
- Festival tourism and sustainability
- Festival management
- Current issues
Recommended specialist literature
Newbold, C. & Jordan, J. (ed) (2016). Focus on World Festivals, Oxford: Goodfellow Publishers
Filipovic, E. et al (ed.) (2010). The biennial reader, Bergen: Hatje Cantz Verlag
Picard, D. & Robinson, M. (2006). Festivals, Tourism and change: Remaking Worlds,
Duffy, M. & Mair, J. (2018). Festival Encounters. Theoretical Perspectives on festival events.
Valck, M. et al (ed) (2016). Film Festivals: History, Theory, Method, Practice.
Assessment methods and criteria
academic paper
Language
English
Number of ECTS credits awarded
5
Share of e-learning in %
25
Semester hours per week
2.0
Planned teaching and learning method
seminar
Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered
2
Name of lecturer
Team SCEM
Academic year
Key figure of the course/module
vz.OMC.1
Type of course/module
seminar-degree
Type of course
Compulsory
Internship(s)
not applicable