Festivals, Arts, Cultural & Heritage Events
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Module Aims
Aim 1
The purpose of this module is to allow the student an opportunity to critically evaluate key socio-cultural underpinnings of festivals and special events. The aim is for students to synergise broader conceptual notions of festivals with the successful commercial management of event products.
Module Content
The module content will draw upon current global thinking and research and will incorporate up-to-date industry trends and examples and thus is subject to change. An emphasis is given to the cultural heritage of Cyprus (UCLan Cyprus only). As an indicative guide;
•The Management of Festivals, Arts, Cultural and Heritage Events
•The world heritage sites of Cyprus (UCLan Cyprus only)
•Festivals in a Society of the Spectacle, Social Media & Mobile Technologies
•Heritage Festivals: Interpretation & Authenticity Issues
•Carnivals, Carnivalesque and Commercialism
•Journeys of Expression: Religious Festivals and Pilgrimage Management
•Religious tourism in Cyprus (UCLan Cyprus only) Climate Change, Sustainability and Outdoor Special Events: Business Implications & Consequences
•Day of the Dead – Dark Festivals & Darker Traditions (Not applicable for UCLan Cyprus)Dark Tourism – The case of Cyprus (UCLan Cyprus only)
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module, a student will be able to:
Teaching Methods
This module will be delivered through a combination of lectures and seminars / workshops, which will be flexible enough to respond to the needs of the students. Lectures will deliver key areas of the module content and provide for a critical theoretical underpinning, whilst seminars will consolidate these areas with student centric analysis and discussion. Workshops will provide the student opportunities for independent learning and research around a given topic.
Assessment Methods
This module is assessed through an examination and an essay.
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