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Cultural Policy

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:7.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:26:11
Study Course Information
Course Code:KSK_138LQF level:Level 7
Credit Points:2.00ECTS:3.00
Branch of Science:Communication SciencesTarget Audience:Communication Science
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:Ilva Skulte
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:Faculty of Social Sciences
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szfatrsu[pnkts]lv
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)6Lecture Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Lectures12
Classes (count)4Class Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Classes8
Total Contact Hours20
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
History of Ideas.
Objective:
To promote students’ understanding of Latvian and EU cultural policy, to develop the skill of orientating oneself in the activities of various Latvian cultural institutions and regulatory enactments in the field of culture, to understand processes of cultural policy development and implementation. To look at contemporary Latvian cultural policy in the context of the cultural policy of the Council of Europe and European Union, to outline the system of intercultural communication in the Republic of Latvia.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
1What is cultural policy? Key concepts, areas and approaches.Lectures2.00auditorium
Classes1.00auditorium
2Objectives and instruments of cultural policy.Lectures1.00auditorium
Classes0.00auditorium
3Analysis of cultural policy.Lectures1.00auditorium
Classes1.00auditorium
4Current problems of cultural policy in Latvia and analysis thereof.Lectures2.00auditorium
Classes2.00auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Participation in seminars and independent development of the final paper – research on solutions of a problem in Latvian cultural policy – based on required literature and internet resources. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.
Assessment Criteria:
Quality of answers in seminars, in-depth understanding, analysis and interpretation of readings, as well as ability to apply the acquired knowledge in practical analysis in the final paper.
Final Examination (Full-Time):Exam (Written)
Final Examination (Part-Time):
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:As a result of completing the study course, students orientate themselves in the activities of various Latvian cultural institutions and regulatory enactments in the field of culture.
Skills:As a result of completing the study course, students understand the processes of cultural policy development and implementation. They look at contemporary Latvian cultural policy in the context of the cultural policy of the Council of Europe and European Union, outline the system of intercultural communication of the Republic of Latvia.
Competencies:As a result of completing the course, students are able to analyse cultural policy processes in Latvia and other countries, knowing the essence of theories related to culture and cultural policy and policy and planning documents in Latvia and the EU.
Bibliography
No.Reference
Required Reading
1Klaičs D. Iztēle bez robežām. Ceļvedis starptautiskai sadarbībai kultūrā. – Rīga: Culturelab, 2008.
2Kleins A. Kultūrpolitika. – Rīga: J.Rozes apgāds, 2008.
3Kultūras menedžments. – Rīga: Latvijas Kultūras akadēmija, 2008.
4Compedium of Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe
5Røyseng, S. Stavrum H.. Fields of gold: reflections on the research relations of the cultural policy researcher, International Journal of Cultural Policy, 2019.
6Kultūrpolitikas pamatnostādnes 2022.–2027.gadam.„Kultūrvalsts”
Additional Reading
1Hoks Dž. Ilgtspējīgas attīstības 4.pīlārs. Kultūras nozīme valsts attīstības plānošanā. – Rīga: Culturelab, 2007.
2Kultūrpolitika Latvijā. Nacionālais ziņojums. – Rīga: LR Kultūras ministrija, 1998.
3Critical Cultural Policy Studies: A Reader / ed. Lewis J, Miller T. – Blackwell Publishing, 2007.
4Mihailovs I.J. Kultūras institūcijas un to vadība. – Rīga: Baltijas Starptautiskā akadēmija, 2008.
5Valsts kultūrpolitikas vadlīnijas 2006. - 2015. gadam. Nacionāla valsts.
6Kevin V. Mulcahy Cultural Policy: Definitions and Theoretical Approaches, The Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society, (2006) 35:4, 319-330
7Многоликая глобализация. Культурное разнообразие в современном мире. – Москва: Аспент-Пресс, 2004.
8Mucica D. Cultural legislation: Why? How? What? – Council of Europe, 2003.
9Жидков В., Соколов К. Культурная политика России: теория и история. – Москва: Академический проект, 2007.
10Kultūrpolitika Latvijā. Eiropas Padomes ekspertu ziņojums. – Strasbūra: Eiropas Padomes Kultūras sadarbības padome, 1998.
Other Information Sources
1Pētījumi par Latvijas kultūru. CULTURELAB