28380 - Regional Cultural Policies

Learning outcomes

The student is expected to learn the instruments correlated to the predisposition, use, and observation of cultural policies. In particular, the student is expected to: - learn about cultural economics and public funding - compare issues and crucial aspects of cultural policies - understand case studies about culture, heritage and local development - learn the methodologies for an economic impact evaluation - learn the cultural observatories scenario - understand the challenges for research and evaluation of network, systems and milieu.

Course contents

Cultural policies and public funding: the change of Paradigm

Heritage, territory and cultural districts

National policies, Regional territorial policies

Museums: from wonderment to story telling

Museums and Impacts

Trip to Turin: visit to cultural institutions

Eurpean Capitals of culture

Sustainability and tourism

Readings/Bibliography

Compendium cultural policies & trends

https://www.culturalpolicies.net/web/countries-profiles-download.php

ICOM – OECD LEED, Culture and Local Development: maximising the impact. Guide for Local Governmnents, Communities and Museums, 2018

https://icom.museum/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/OECD-ICOM-GUIDE-MUSEUMS-AND-CITIES.pdf

European Capital of Culture:

https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/creative-europe/actions/capitals-culture_en

Matera 2019 Bid Book http://www.matera-basilicata2019.it/en/archivi/news/550-the-bid-book-of-matera-2019-is-on-line.html

AA. VV., Creative Metropoles, http://www.creativemetropoles.eu/, 2010

Arjun Appadurai, The Future as Cultural Fact. Essays on the Global Condition, Verso, 2013,

Eric j. Hobsbawm, Fractured Times, 2013

R. . . rt [http://www.labforculture.org/en/resources-for-research/contents/research-in-focus/european-capitals-of-culture/resources/european-cultural-capital-report] . Arnhem, Atlas, (2007): http://www.atlas-webshop.org/epages/61492534.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/61492534/Products/ATL_00048

P. Burke, Cultural hybridity, cultural exchange, cultural translation. Reflection on history and theory, 2008,.

P. Burke, What is Cultural History, II ed. Cambridge, Polity Press, 2008

Impacts 08 [http://www.labforculture.org/en/resources-for-research/contents/research-in-focus/european-capitals-of-culture/resources/impacts-08-european-capital-of-culture-research-programme] – European Capital of Culture Research Programme (2008) Research Initiative. University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores University: http://www.liv.ac.uk/impacts08/index.htm

P. L. Sacco e G. Segre, Creativity and new patterns of consumption in the experience economy, in: “Department of Economics, S. Cognetti de Martiis” Università di Torino Working Paper, n.2/2006 http://www.eblacenter.unito.it/WP/2006/2_WP_Ebla.pdf

R. , [http://www.labforculture.org/en/resources-for-research/contents/research-in-focus/european-capitals-of-culture/resources/european-cities-and-capitals-of-culture-part-i] : Part I. Study Prepared for the European Commission. Brussels: Palmer-Rae Associates, (2004).R. [http://www.labforculture.org/en/resources-for-research/contents/research-in-focus/european-capitals-of-culture/resources/european-cities-and-capitals-of-culture-city-reports-part-ii] : City Reports - Part II. Study Prepared for the European Commission. Brussels. Palmer-Rae Associates, (2004) .http://ec.europa.eu/culture/key-documents/doc926_en.htm

W. Santagata, Cultural districts and economic development, contenuto in: “Department of Economics S. Cognetti de Martiis”, Università di Torino Working Paper, n. 1, 2004, Ebla Center,

http://www.eblacenter.unito.it/WP/2004/1_WP_Ebla.pdf ;

R. Florida, The Rise of the Creative Class. And how it’s transforming work, leisure, community and everyday life, Basic Books, New York, 2003.

L. Dal Pozzolo, Networks, Systems, Environments:The Challenge of Analysis and Evaluation, in Internaational Symposium on Cultural Statistic, October 21-22-23 Montreal, 2002 Unesco, - Proceeding http://www.stat.gouv.qc.ca/observatoire/symposium2002/DalPozzolo_an.pdf

G. L Cogliandro, European Cities of Culture for the Year 2000. A wealth of urban cultures for celebrating the turn of the century. Final Report, Association of the European Cities of Culture of the Year 2000, AECC/AVEC and G.L.Cogliandro, (2001)

C. Landry, The Creative City, A Toolkit for Urban Innovators, Comedia – Earthscan Publications Ltd, London 2000

J. M. Schuster ,Informing Cultural Policy—Data, Statistics, and Meaning, in Internaational Symposium on Cultural Statistic, October 21-22-23 Montreal, 2002 Unesco, - Proceeding

Teaching methods

Lectures, presentation of case studies, public debate

Assessment methods

Oral exam

Teaching tools

PDF files and Power Point slides

Office hours

See the website of Luca Dal Pozzolo