The Power of Festivals

Course aim

This course will build upon the learnings in Introduction to Festivals and consolidate student understanding of the power of festivals to motivate social change and tell community-based stories. It will also provide students knowledge on how to effectively manage people and culture in the Festivals space.

Course content

With particular emphasis on governance, programming, audience development and retention, this advanced-level course will examine the relationship between festivals and audiences. The global rise of queer film festivals, grass-roots festivals and festivals that promote the diversity of peoples and cultures will all be considered. The power of festivals as a community event will be spotlighted. This course will provide students with a toolkit to effectively manage people and culture in the festivals sector including effective communication, workflows, scheduling and programming, culture, mental health and safe work practices.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
COMM 1082	Introduction to Festivals

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Seminar	3 hours x 10 weeks
Online (Activities)	3 hours x 2 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Critical analysis, Literature review, Media task

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4A)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.