2024/25 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

PECI5215M The Creative Economy in Global Contexts

30 creditsClass Size: 30

Module manager: Dr Haili Ma
Email: h.ma2@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2024/25

This module is not approved as an Elective

Module summary

This module critically examines the evolution of global economic, cultural and social conditions in the 21st century post-industrial era. Underpinned by key international documents, such as UNESCO 2003 Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) Convention and contextualised through international case studies, it provides students with in-depth understanding and analytical skills on key issues on the creative economy in global contexts. Key issues examined include creative space, creative class, cultural policy, IP with particular reference to the performing industry.

Objectives

The objectives of this module are to develop an understanding on the discourse and practice of creative economy, in particular the evolution from industrial to post-industrial 21st century cultural and performance production and consumption patterns, and how nations, communities and entrepreneur artists respond to such economic, social and cultural changes globally.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module you should be able to:
1. Understand and articulate the evolution of creative economy discourse, globally;
2. Critique key concepts and debates on the global creative economy, including creative space, creative class, cultural policy, IP with particular reference to performance making and consumption;
3. Examine the relationship between top-down international and national policy development and bottom-up entrepreneur artist response to the evolving cultural, socio-economic and political conditions;
4. Apply learned theories through selected local and international case studies for in-depth analysis in independent or collaborative research.

Skills Learning Outcomes

On completion of this module, you will have had the opportunity to acquire the following skills:
5. Ability to effectively manage and organise resources to develop and deliver academic projects.
6. Identify the opportunities for performing industries presented by evolving policy frameworks.

Competence Standards

On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following competence standards:
1. Apply theories and practice of creative economy in performance making and consumption in a global context.
2. Demonstrate ability to use reflection as a means of developing learning capacity in the field of creative economy with particular reference to performance making and consumption.
3. Communicate understanding and depth of analysis to an audience of tutors and peers.

Syllabus

Topics and debates that might be considered in the module are:
- Cultural and Creative Industries
- The Creative Economy
- ICH for CCI
- Cultural Policy
- Creative Class
- Creative Space
- Audience
- IP

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Supervision	1	0.50	0.50
Lecture	8	1.00	8.00
Practical	2	2.00	4.00
Seminar	8	1.00	8.00
Tutorial	1	0.25	0.25
Private study hours			279.25
Total Contact hours			20.75
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			300.00

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Group discussion and small group tasks on the week’s topic in seminars;
Q+As in preparation for both assessments in lecture and seminars;

Formative feedback on draft essay questions and their annotated bibliography in seminars;
Formative feedback on presentation excerpts and implications for their final essay in seminars;
In a verbal presentation (20 minutes 4-5 students plus 10 minutes feedback), students will present research and analysis of a case study of their choice by applying theories and referencing key sources and debates from the module. Tutors will provide verbal feedback at the end of the presentations, and written feedback is normally provided within 10 working days.

Students will use this feedback to develop their individual essays on a selected case study that is different from the presentation. In this way, students will build their research knowledge and writing skills into their final essay.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Assignment	Essay 4,000-4,500 words	65.00
Assignment	20min presentation	35.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 13/03/2024

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