Module Details
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Title MUSIC POLICY
Code MUSI352
Coordinator Professor S Cohen
Music
Sara@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2022-23 Level 6 FHEQ First Semester 15

Aims

To examine a wide range of government policies influencing the production and consumption of music.

To situate the relationship between music and policy within local, national and international and historical contexts.

To compare approaches to music and policy involving different types of government.

To consider different approaches to the study of music policy and how it might be conceptualised and understood.

Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Students will gain a deeper understanding of the impact of government policy on music and musical cultures and identities.

(LO2) Students will gain a greater knowledge of varying approaches and attitudes to music from government bodies with contrasting political and cultural roles and relationships.

(LO3) Students will gain a familiarisation with scholarly literature on music policy and how to apply some of the concepts and theories involved to particular case study.

(LO4) Students will gain a critical perspectives on key concepts issues and debates related to the study of music policy and how they could be applied to particular case studies.

(S1) Organisational skills.

(S2) Communication skills.

Syllabus
 

The module will explore the relationship between music and government policy from different perspectives and through a broad and diverse range of case studies. They will include studies illustrating different kinds of governments (including dictatorships as well as democratically elected bodies); various music genres and styles; and a broad and diverse range of policies (e.g. social, cultural, economic and fiscal policies, and those relating to the arts, education, regulation and the law, the environment, broadcasting the media). Among them will be case studies illustrating policies aimed at using music to create national identity or to regenerate cities and urban areas; at the censorship and repression of music and musicians; or at the promotion and protection of musical traditions and industries.

Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method 1 - Lecture Description: Lectures introduce core concepts and material Teaching Method 2 - Seminar Description: discussion on key readings and debates

Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 24

 12

       24

24

 84
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 66
TOTAL HOURS 150

Assessment
EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
             
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
Essay There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When): Semester 1  0    85       
Critical Reflection There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When): Semester 1  0    15       

Recommended Texts
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