Cultural Policy

Open to School of Theater students only.

This course is an investigation of the products
and processes of cultural policy. We will examine
how cultural policies operate, implicity and
explicity, in both the public and private
sectors. Drawing on a range of comparative cases,
locally and nationally, we will identify the
values and interests that inform cultural
policymaking. We will look at the roles that
artists have played as participants in the
creation of cultural policy and develop practical
strategies for influencing such policies. Guest
speakers from private foundations, public
agencies, advocacy groups and cultural
organizations and occasional fieldtrips will
inform our investigation.