Postgraduate Course: Critical Creative Diversity (fusion online) (EFIE11039)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh Futures Institute |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | How can creative organisations address inequality? In Critical Creative Diversity we will explore the potential, and the limits, of equality, diversity, and inclusion to challenge and change the cultural and creative world.
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| Course description |
There is now a rich and detailed literature on the nature of inequalities in the cultural and creative industries. Whether at global, regional, or national level, it is clear that the production and consumption of culture is highly exclusive. At the same time, research on equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in cultural and creative industries, particularly on 'what works' to promote and support EDI, is still in an emerging or early phase.
This research base can be contrasted with the extensive attempts by organisations, policymakers, and businesses to address and combat inequalities. Critical Creative Diversity is situated in this space, between the academic understanding of inequality, the emerging understanding of approaches to effective equality, diversity, and inclusion, and the need to be critical of current sector and organisational practice.
The course syllabus is based on a teaching block of 5 weeks, divided into three parts.
Part 1 is based on students acquiring knowledge of current inequalities in cultural and creative industries, supported by the course leader and teaching assistant, along with their classmates.
Part 2, structured around 2 days of intensive teaching, will allow students to think about the current practice of equality, diversity, and inclusion, both in the context of case studies, masterclass guest lectures, and the construction of policy reports and organisational EDI plans.
Part 3 focuses on a critical investigation as to what works to support an effective EDI policy for a case study sector or organisation within the cultural and creative industries. This final phase of the course produces the assessment submission.
Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI) - Online Fusion Course Delivery Information:
The Edinburgh Futures Institute will teach this course in a way that enables online and on-campus students to study together. This approach (our 'fusion' teaching model) offers students flexible and inclusive ways to study, and the ability to choose whether to be on-campus or online at the level of the individual course. It also opens up ways for diverse groups of students to study together regardless of geographical location. To enable this, the course will use technologies to record and live-stream student and staff participation during their teaching and learning activities. Students should note that their interactions may be recorded and live-streamed. There will, however, be options to control whether or not your video and audio are enabled.
As part of your course, you will need access to a personal computing device. Unless otherwise stated activities will be web browser based and as a minimum we recommend a device with a physical keyboard and screen that can access the internet.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate critical understanding of the extent and causes of inequalities in the cultural and creative industries.
- Demonstrate critical understanding of current best practice on equality, diversity, and inclusion in the cultural and creative industries.
- Critically apply that understanding in the context of workplace and creative sector settings.
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Reading List
Essential Reading:
Brook, O., O'Brien, D., and Taylor, M. (2020) Culture is bad for you Manchester: Manchester University Press
Recommended Reading:
APPG Creative Diversity (in press, 2021) What works to support creative diversity?
Further Reading:
Barbican Stories (2021) available from https://issuu.com/barbicanstories/docs/barbican_stories_digital_pdf_june_2021
Banks, P. (2019) Diversity and Philanthropy at African American Museums: Black Renaissance London: Routledge
Bull, A. (2019) Class, Control, and Classical Music Oxford: OUP
Christin, A. (2020) Metrics at Work: Journalism and the Contested Meaning of Algorithms Princeton: Princeton University Press
Chong, P. (2020) Inside the Critics' Circle: Book Reviewing in Uncertain Times Princeton: Princeton University Press
De Beukelaer, C. and Spence, K-M. (2019) Global Cultural Economy London: Routledge
Devine, K. (2019) Decomposed: The Political Ecology of Music MIT Press
Lena, J (2019) Entitled Princeton University Press
Patel, K. (2020) The Politics of Expertise in Cultural Labour: Arts, Work and Inequalities London: Rowman and Littlefield
Ramdarshan Bold, M. (2019) Inclusive Young Adult Fiction: Authors of Colour in the United Kingdom London: Palgrave
Rivera, Lauren. 2015. Pedigree: How Elite Students Get Elite Jobs. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
Saha, A. (2018) Race and the cultural industries Cambridge: Polity Press
Wreyford, N. (2018) Gender Inequality in Screenwriting Work London: Palgrave
Yuen, Nancy Wang. 2016. Reel Inequality: Hollywood Actors and Racism. New Brunswick, NJ: Rugers University Press |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Research & Enquiry:
1) Understands and can apply the key strategy concepts and theoretical frameworks
Personal & Intellectual Autonomy:
1) Able to analyse complex situations and rapidly structure ideas and arguments.
2) Synthesizes and articulates relevant information about a cultural organisation in a clear, sound and explicit way.
3) Demonstrates original insights and recommendations for strategic action.
Personal Effectiveness:
1) Sets goals, manages information and accomplishes tasks within a delimited time frame.
Communication Skills:
1) Demonstrates skills of clear argumentation, persuasion and communication of analysis and conclusions to key audiences.
Knowledge and Understanding:
1) Manages and synthesises relevant information in a clear, sound and explicit way.
2) Applies theory and frameworks to new contexts and situations.
Cognitive and Subject Specific Skills:
1) Understands the key dimensions of creative diversity and its criticisms
2) Understands the key challenges of creative organisations and demonstrates strategies for addressing them.
3) Demonstrates original insights and recommendations for strategic action.
Transferable Skills:
1) Able to analyse complex situations and rapidly structure ideas and arguments.
2) Able to research and filter information quickly and effectively. |
| Keywords | Cultural and Creative Industries,Equality,Diversity,Inclusion,Inequality,Cultural Industries |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Elysia Lechelt
Tel:
Email: elechelt@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr David Murphy
Tel:
Email: dmurphy7@ed.ac.uk |
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