Studying at York
Global Producing Contexts (Year 3) - TFT00060H
Module summary
This module explores creative and cultural business contexts beyond the UK. It will examine how concepts such as – globalisation, postcolonialism, cultural imperialism and hybridisation – aid our understanding of the creation and global distribution of content across stage, screen and interactive media. And it will analyse how different social, political and economic contexts affect how content is made - and what we can learn from exposing ourselves to different creative business methodologies and cultural practices. The module will focus on China, India, Africa and South America as key sites of creative endeavour and compare conditions there with those that currently prevail in the UK, Europe and the US.
Module will run
| Occurrence | Teaching period |
|---|---|
| A | Semester 1 2024-25 |
Module aims
This module aims to:
- Explore the impact of global forces on key forms of creative content production
- Explore the impact of local cultural and political traditions on the development of distinctive models of creative production
- Introduce you to the business systems that surround co-production - and other forms of cross-financing or co-operation - and how they are deployed to drive production across different creative sectors.
- Critically analyse and evaluate the successes and / or limitations of key producing models from other cultures with a view to developing or enhancing business options in home markets.
Module learning outcomes
At the end of this module, you will be able to:
- Critically evaluate and apply advance analysis to how production systems can differ across different creative business cultures
- Understand some of the global forces that apply to creative production,, and clearly integrate some global thinking into the design and promotion of your own creative projects.
- Deploy and advanced knowledge of key co-production and cross-financing models in the design and development of your own creative projects.
- Work productively with other cultures to achieve mutually successful outcomes.
- Apply lessons from, and advanced evaluation of other cultures to your own innovations
Module content
Please note that this module will share core teaching with its Y2 version. However Y3 students will be expected to bring a more advanced level of knowledge to their learning and demonstrate this in their assessment.
Indicative assessment
| Task | % of module mark |
|---|---|
| Essay/coursework | 100 |
Special assessment rules
None
Additional assessment information
Formative work is embedded into weekly exercises in the seminar structure.
Indicative reassessment
| Task | % of module mark |
|---|---|
| Essay/coursework | 100 |
Module feedback
You will receive written feedback in line with standard University turnaround times.
Indicative reading
Crane, D (2014) Cultural globalization and the dominance of the American film industry: cultural policies, national film industries, and transnational film, International Journal of Cultural Policy, 20:4, 365-382.
Gutiérrez, C and Wagenberg, M (2014) Meeting points: A survey of film festivals in Latin America, Transnational Cinemas, 4, 295 – 305.
Hesmondhalgh, D (2019) The Cultural Industries (4th edition), Sage.
Oakley, K and O'Connor, J (eds) (2015) The Routledge Companion to the Cultural Industries, Routledge.
Tarraf, Z (2020) (Re)negotiating Belonging: Nostalgia and Popular Culture in Postwar Lebanon, Journal of Intercultural Studies, 41:3, 355-369.
Youna K (eds) (2013) The Korean Wave: Korean Media Go Global, Routledge.