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Course Criteria
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0.00 - 1.00 Credits
Supervised practical application of advanced knowledge and skills associated with festival management and operations. Preparation, including introduction to the thematic content for the year, and team participation in such areas as marketing and hospitality. Permission of instructor. 0-1 credit. (S,Y)
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2.00 - 3.00 Credits
This is a 2 credit interdisciplinary course that complements the work placement component of the summer term. The readings and assignments are rooted in current events in the UK [British `Life'] and in those features of British `Culture' that distinguish it from the USA. Students will be expected to undertake a weekly review of the news so as (a) to keep abreast of life in the UK in summer 2009 and (b) to be able to make comparisons with the USA. The `cultural' dimension will comprise theatre, politics, urban history, the media, youth and museums. We begin with Bill Bryson's recent mini biography of Shakespeare, a `groundling' experience at Shakespeare's Globe theatre in Bankside and a walking tour of Shakespeare's London. We next explore contemporary British politics with a study of the workings of Parliament, Scottish, Welsh and Irish devolution, and Europe. Other topics are the media in Britain, the 'youth' scene, Islam and terrorism, London's museums, and London history. The all-college trips, to Windsor & Eton [history, politics, the sociology of education], Cambridge [history and education], and Brighton [history, monarchy, gay and lesbian relations, and seaside culture] are all grist to our mill. The walking tours that punctuate the term are also critical to success in this course. 2-3 credits. (U,IRR)
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0.00 - 1.00 Credits
Experiential learning in leading student teams dedicated to festival management and operations. Collaboration with festival practicum coordinator in the design and delivery of training, which varies by the selected thematic content for the year, and supervision of practicum participants. Prerequisites: DIIS 20000 or permission of instructor. 0-1 credit. (S,Y)
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3.00 Credits
This course probes the arts, industry and opportunities of film festivals. It examines the function of arts, film and music festivals as centers for innovation for the entertainment and arts industries. It surveys the histories of festivals in relation to their forms, functions, operations, marketing, community outreach, curatorial missions, and impact on sustainable economic development. The course also discusses festivals within the broader contexts of arts and cultural policy, the emergence of creative industries initiatives across the globe, and the reorganization of global media industries. Students will engage in case studies of various festivals through historical research, interviewing, and industry and policy analysis. 3 credits (U,IR)
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4.00 Credits
This seminar explores what it means to have economic power in a market economy with emphasis on the specific bargaining power in households, the workplace, and consumer environments. Students explore how economic power both reflects and effects racial, ethnic, and gender identities and hierarchies. 4 credits.
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4.00 Credits
This seminar will help you develop the desire and the tools to be a critical thinker in society. We will first explore the social constructions of gender and race and the cultural, political, and economic institutions that support these constructions. We also will learn about how economic bargaining power in households, the workplace, and consumer environments both reflect and affect racial and gender categories. 4 credits
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3.00 Credits
The study of economic issues tied to selected topics, such as unemployment and inflation, budget deficits, health care reform, trade policy, poverty, discrimination and welfare reform, environmental pollution control policy, and energy policy. 3 credits. (IRR)
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to economics as a discipline and as an analytical approach to problem solving. Macroeconomics includes the following topics: production-possibilities frontiers, determination and measurement of national income, business cycles, money and banking, federal reserve system, fiscal and monetary policies, schools of economic thought, business organizations, taxation, social versus private goods, price levels, and applications to current economic problems. 3 credits. (S,Y)
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to microeconomics, with topics such as determination of price by supply and demand, theory of consumer demand and utility, analysis of costs and supply, market structures and industry organization including monopoly, distribution of income, pricing of productive resources (wages, interest, profits, and rents), international economics, comparative economic systems, and applications to current economic problems. 3 credits. (F,Y)
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1.00 Credits
Can free markets be moral? How do financial scandals affect our economy and society? Are we willing to tolerate some level of scandal in order to enjoy the benefits of free markets? What can or should be done to curb the occurrence of financial scandals? These are some of the questions on which I hope to focus during the seminar. Readings will address basic philosophical questions, historical scandals, as well as contemporary ones such as the Martha Stewart and Conseco situations. Both fiction and nonfiction works will be included. In addition, we will try to incorporate a speaker from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for their view on these issues. Pass/Fail 1 credit. (IRR) Washington Program.
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