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Festival Management (E) (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

1

Key figure of the course/module

bb.WPK.1

Type of course/module

seminar-degree

Type of course

Compulsory

Internship(s)

not applicable