CORE 329 - Thinking about Arts in the 21st Century

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Colgate University

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M. Calo, E. Kraly This course considers some of the challenges facing the arts and cultural institutions in the contemporary world. A series of case studies are used to raise questions about the range of issues that confront practitioners and presenters in the arts as they operate in an increasingly technological, commercial, and global society. The course seeks both to inform students about the broad category of creative activity that comprises (and complicates) current definitions of the arts, and to cultivate a critical perspective on the issues they face. It also examines the extent to which aesthetic ideals and expressive goals are often mediated by the practical reality of things such as the need to accommodate, develop and sustain audiences; to demonstrate economic viability and social value; and to navigate the moral and ethical questions raised by the presumption that cultural property can be "owned."

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3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.colgate.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 228-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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