96435 - Economics of Culture (1)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student: - knows the principles that regulate the demand and the supply of culture in the contemporary scenario; - knows the mechanisms of private and public financing of culture; - is able to reconstruct the policies of support for cultural activities.

Course contents

The course investigates how the cultural and creative industries (CCI) work and their capacity to generate economic value for all the stakeholders involved in conceiving, financing, producing, valorizing, releasing, and preserving the cultural goods. The analysis of the CCI business models and organization will be integrated by the analysis of the public policies (at supranational, national, and local level) that regulate and support culture and the companies working in this sector.

After an introduction to the main features of the CCI, the class will investigate some specific areas of the cultural sector.

Readings/Bibliography

The main references of the lectures are:

Causi M. (2022) Economia della cultura, Edizioni Pigreco, Roma.

Forgacs D. (1992) L'industrializzazione della cultura italiana (1980-2000), Il Mulino, Bologna.

Further references will be provided by the lecturer during the course and uploaded on the Virtuale platform.

Teaching methods

Traditional in-presence lectures supported by slides. In the second part of the course, some special guests will be invited in order to investigate specific topics and key professional roles.

Assessment methods

The exam consists of a written examination with closed-ended questions to assess whether students have acquired the concepts provided by the lecturer during the course and by the study material.

Attending-students have to study: a) slides provided by the lecturer; b) personal notes; c) readings (articles and book chapters) that the lecturer will upload on the Virtuale platform (see “Letture per esame frequentanti”).

Non-attending students have to study: readings (articles and book chapters) that the lecturer will upload on the Virtuale platform (see “Letture per esame non frequentanti”).

It will be assessed as excellent the performance of those students achieving an organic vision of the course contents and the use of a proper specific language. It will be assessed as discrete the performance of those students showing mostly mechanical or mnemonic knowledge of the subject, not articulated synthesis and analysis capabilities, a correct but not always appropriate language, as well as a scholastic study of the discipline. It will be assessed as barely sufficient the performance of those students showing learning gaps and inappropriate language. It will be assessed as insufficient the performance of those students showing learning gaps, inappropriate language, no orientation within the mandatory bibliography and inability to analyse the subject.

To take the examination, students shall register in the list by AlmaEsami service. Non-enrolled students will be excluded from the test. Students are also required to sit the examination with their UniBo credentials and a recognition document.

Teaching tools

Lectures will be supported by slides and digital reports. The lecturer will upload these materials on the platform Virtuale at the end of each lecture.

Office hours

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