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  • Κωδικός / Course Code: ΠΠΑ512
  • ECTS: 15
  • Τρόποι Αξιολόγησης / Assessment: 2 assignments (15% each one), weekly activities (10%), final exam (60%)
  • Διάρκεια Φοίτησης/ Length of Study: Εξαμηνιαία (χειμερινό) / Semi-annual (fall)
  • Κόστος/ Tuition Fees: €550
  • Επίπεδο Σπουδών/ Level: Μεταπτυχιακό/ Postgraduate
  • Αναλυτική πληροφόρηση: PPA512.eng_11.2023.pdf

The Module ΠΠΑ512, “Cultural Policy and Cultural Management", refers to the management of culture and of the institutions that design and implement cultural policy at international and national level, with emphasis on Cyprus and Greece. It consists of two parts:

The first part provides the basic framework for discussing more applied concepts and practices related to cultural management.

The tutor explains the meaning and content of the term 'cultural policy' and the history of the field, as well as basic principles and dominant models that regulate the sector of culture. References are made to international examples, but emphasis is placed on the national level of Cyprus and Greece. The role of specific sectors in the exercise of cultural policy, such as international bodies, national museums, cultural industries, festivals and urban regeneration programmes, as well as cultural policy institutions, such as the European Capital of Culture, the UNESCO World Heritage Sites catalogue, the European Heritage Days, International Museum Day, etc.is presented in details.

The second part of the module refers to the development of skills for the perception and comparative analysis of cultural policies and strategies. It covers in depth the field of cultural management, which includes management strategies in states and organisations, funding and evaluation. It also highlights particular aspects of Cultural Policy and Cultural Management, related to the current cultural map of Cyprus and Greece, with reference to modern and/or ancient culture, cultural and creative industries, and international organisations.

The Module focuses in particular on:

  • The concept of Cultural Policy and its individual principles and models
  • The characteristics of Greek and Cypriot cultural policy
  • The principles and characteristics of the cultural policy of the EU and international organisations
  • Comparing cultural policy models applied by different countries
  • The differences between forms of cultural management as they are shaped at the international level.
  • The principles governing the structure, organisation and production of cultural activities with an emphasis on cultural heritage and the urban environment
  • The cultural and creative industries of Greece and Cyprus
  • The concept of Cultural Management and the profession of cultural manager
  • The similarities and differences in the profession of cultural manager in the public, private and voluntary sectors.
  • Κωδικός / Course Code: ΠΠΑ511
  • ECTS: 15
  • Τρόποι Αξιολόγησης / Assessment: 2 assignments (15% each one), weekly activities (10%), final exam (60%)
  • Διάρκεια Φοίτησης/ Length of Study: Εξαμηνιαία (χειμερινό) / Semi-annual (fall)
  • Κόστος/ Tuition Fees: €550
  • Επίπεδο Σπουδών/ Level: Μεταπτυχιακό/ Postgraduate
  • Αναλυτική πληροφόρηση: PPA511.eng_11.2023.pdf

The module ΠΠΑ511, “Culture and Cultural Studies”, is the introductory course for the postgraduate program "Cultural Policy and Development" and aims to familiarising the students with basic knowledge, terms and phenomena in the field of Culture and Cultural Studies.

The purpose of the module is to make students understand the many different interpretations of the term 'culture', and the ways it closely relates to everyday life. It explores how it connects the cultural field with sciences such as sociology, ethnology and anthropology; and it showcases how the emergence of the cultural past and heritage shapes collective ideologies and memory.

The Module is divided into five subunits.

  1. The first subunit (3 weeks) presents the historical set-up of the scientific field of cultural studies. It examines the content of the concept "culture" over the past two centuries and briefly presents the differences of its’ perceptions to date.
  2. The second subunit (3 weeks) deals with the concepts of cultural memory and national identity and the ways they relate to each other and to culture. The phenomenon of romanticism is examined in terms of its effects on the above-mentioned concepts both internationally, as well as in Cyprus and Greece, in particular.
  3. The third subunit (3 weeks) deals with the relationship between culture and artistic production, on the one hand-site, and political and religious power, on the other. It explores the role of commissioned artworks in the past and its role in forming official political and religious positions, ideologies and narratives. Consequently, it raises the issue of the subjective nature of historical narratives and the past, in general.
  4. The fourth subunit (2 weeks) focuses and analyses the resulting phenomenon of direct and indirect censorship and its role in preserving and shaping cultural memory and identity.
  5. Finally, the fifth subunit (2 weeks) examines the meaning and distinction between high and mass culture, comments on sociological phenomena and behaviours, and integrates the distinction into the historical, economic and social context of the post-industrial era.

The Module focuses in particular on:

  • Historical documentation and analysis of the concepts of culture and civilization.
  • Exploring the terms collective memory and identity, cultural memory and identity, national memory and identity, and their interactions.
  • The role of romanticism in the creation of the above concepts in the European space and especially in Cyprus and Greece.
  • Interactions and conflicts between cultural production and political or other authorities, and the consequences of these conflicts in the formation of dominant ideologies.
  • The importance and role of censorship in the field of culture.
  • The consequences of subjective perception and interpretation of concepts such as collective memory and identity in the formation of culture.
  • Understanding the terms of high art and mass culture and the social and economic parameters to which they relate.
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