CCI 304 - Creative and Cultural Industries in Practice

A key aspect of the Creative and Cultural Industries (CCI) is the relationship between theory and practice - of the ‘doing’ and ‘thinking’ about creative and cultural texts. This course will explore this relationship, providing students the opportunity to develop skills in making CCI as well as studying it. Depending on the emphasis, this might include: creating a podcast on a creative or social theme; exploring how photographs can act as agents of social change; the power of digital diaries in social and cultural issues; the changing shape of fashion; publishing in the digital age; music and cultural identity. The course will look at the changing shape of CCI and the role of its outputs in these changes. Students will be encouraged to develop their own ‘voice’ through creative practice. This course will allow students, with no previous technical ability, the opportunity to gain ‘hands-on’ experience in making CCI texts as well as gaining a better understanding of how they operate in the world. May be repeated for credit. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits