COMMUNICATING CULTURE: CONCEPTS AND FRAMEWORKS

Description

This module introduces students to an understanding of how culture is communicated through the fine arts and popular culture across a range of media and genres (including, but not restricted to, painting, theatre, film, television, classical and popular music and literature). Students will explore key theoretical approaches, concepts and frameworks relevant to understanding how culture is communicated in contemporary society, and how culture is produced and consumed. The module is particularly interested in how power structures and social, cultural and economic inequalities shape our experience, production, understanding and valuing of different cultural objects and media. Students will develop their own critical and creative communication skills (including digital) by discussing a range of contemporary and changing case studies. Indicative content includes: The relationship between culture, art, and society How social factors affect artistic conventions, genres, and the ‘value’ of art and popular culture artefacts. Who and what is considered an artist and whether one can separate art from the artist How people receive, consume and use art and popular culture. How politics and policy making relate to art and popular culture The role of cultural and creative industries in economic, social and cultural life The role of digital technologies in the consumption, production and distribution of art and popular culture Introduce an understanding of how different forms of culture are communicated to society Provide different theoretical perspectives on how culture is created and communicated Explore how art and popular culture are created, distributed and consumed in contemporary society Consider the impact of societal structures, including class, gender, and race on the ways in which art and popular culture are produced, consumed, and valued Develop students' ability to write about art and popular culture with a critical lens and for different audiences Attributes Developed 001 Understand a range of perspectives in communicating culture K 002 Engage with and evaluate different theoretical perspectives on how culture is created and communicated CT 003 Apply theoretical ideas to current empirical examples in art and popular culture KCPT 004 Critically write about art and popular culture for different audiences, including on digital platforms PT