Cultural Policy and Participation

3 Hours

Examines governmental and private policies, and structures that impact cultural production and participation. Considers rationales for and against public support for culture, how policies have both promoted and impeded cultural producers and consumers, advocacy efforts by organizations in the cultural sector, and relations between governmental policy and private initiative. Only one of the following may be counted: Fine Arts 368, 381 (Topic: Cultural Policy and Participation), 388. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.