By the end of this course it is expected that students will be able to:
- Understand current theoretical perspectives on labour in the creative industries;
- Analyze the dynamic environment in which creative labour takes place;
- Explain the different forces and tensions in the field of creative work;
- Evaluate and make informed choices regarding their future careers.
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Who doesn’t want to be creative? To have the autonomy to create engaging new cultural and creative products? Indeed, creative labour is booming. And, not only that, over the last three decades, policy makers, politicians, consultants and organisations too aimed to tap into the wealth the cultural and creative sectors ought to bring. Next to presumably driving economic growth, the creative industries are taking an increasing segment of the overall economy. This recent interest in the creative industries and the rising number of jobs in these sectors call for renewed attention to the nature of creative work.
In this course, we will critically examine this development from a theoretical perspective, looking at the politics, practices and challenges of creative work. But, besides the academic perspective, we will also look at what doing creative work entails, encouraging students to reflect on, gain experience in and develop an understanding of the future areas of employment as a Creative Industries MA graduate.
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Who doesn’t want to be creative? To have the autonomy to create engaging new cultural and creative products? Indeed, creative labour is booming. And, not only that, over the last three decades, policy makers, politicians, consultants and organisations too aimed to tap into the wealth the cultural and creative sectors ought to bring. Next to presumably driving economic growth, the creative industries are taking an increasing segment of the overall economy. This recent interest in the creative industries and the rising number of jobs in these sectors call for renewed attention to the nature of creative work.
In this course, we will critically examine this development from a theoretical perspective, looking at the politics, practices and challenges of creative work. But, besides the academic perspective, we will also look at what doing creative work entails, encouraging students to reflect on, gain experience in and develop an understanding of the future areas of employment as a Creative Industries MA graduate.
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