| CODE | TTC5002 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Cultural Legislation and Policy | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Tourism Management | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The standing and format of cultural policy and legislation differ between territories and different local / national contexts. It may be invoked in contrasting ways when contexts vary, such as in the case of contexts of cultural expression, in relation to particular media or in different media contexts. Issues related to intellectual property, cultural rights and globalisation also need to be treated with importance. The unit will focus both on the Maltese context and on the wider cultural realities existing in a global dimension. Study-unit Aims: The aim of this unit is to give students a comparative perspective into the relationship between cultural policy and legislation in terms of heritage, media, censorship, cultural rights and intellectual property. Insights into specific case-studies of individual cities drawn from the Mediterranean region and beyond will be discussed. Reference to international law in relation to international conventions related to culture will also be made. Whenever possible students will be encouraged to draw on material evidence from Malta and other locations they may be familiar with. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Gain a comprehensive understanding of the main relevance of cultural policy to legislation; - Compare different contexts and adopt critical and inquiring approaches to them; - Navigate through the legal terminology that regulates cultural heritage; - Identify the various state structures that provide legal protection and direction in the cultural sector - this will help the students to find their way once they become cultural operators in the industry. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Be familiar with key sources discussing cultural policy and legislation; - Understand how to build a substantial research paper through the critical reading and practice of exploring issues and developing arguments related to specific examples. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - T. Kono and Steven Van Uytsel (eds.) (2011) The UNESCO Convention on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions: A Tale of Fragmentation in International Law - U. Mifsud Bonnici (2008) An Introduction to Cultural Heritage Law - Parliamentary Secretariat for Tourism, the Environment and Culture (2011) National Cultural Policy - United Cities and Local Governments – Committee on culture (2004) Agenda 21 for culture - Culture Resource (Al Mawrad Al Thaqafy) (2010) Cultural Policies in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Syria and Tunisia: An Introduction. |
||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
| METHOD OF ASSESSMENT |
|
||||||||
| LECTURER/S | |||||||||
|
The University makes every effort to ensure that the published Courses Plans, Programmes of Study and Study-Unit information are complete and up-to-date at the time of publication. The University reserves the right to make changes in case errors are detected after publication.
The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
|||||||||