K2SP 2075 - Culture & creative industries

This course offers an exploration of cultural and creative industries (CCIs): their economic weight, cultural and social impact, key trends and the structural challenges they are facing. With rapidly evolving technologies disrupting the value chain, growing sustainability concern and unpredictable international environment, an emphasis will be done on key players’ strategic moves and how to adapt business models. Some sectorial focus will be provided (media, visual arts, music and movie industries, videogames, performing arts) to understand their specificities and common issues.

● Identify the economic and organizational characteristics of CCIs and their value chain.

● Understand the contemporary transformations of CCIs (digitization, greening, globalization).

● Map key issues and stakeholder dynamics, and develop critical analytical frameworks.

● Develop economic and operational models applied to concrete cases.

● Take a position in debates on cultural development models.

No prerequisites, but an interest for cultural and creative sectors and their social and economic impacts is desirable.

Interactive lectures, group discussions, meetings and interviews with key stakeholders in this industry, case studies with discussion on strategic recommendations, one field trip (Paris region).

No PC will be authorized during courses; notes will be taken by one student each week and shared with the group.

• Group project (economic model + presentation) incl. individual contribution 50%
• Participation / debates / short exercises 20%
• In-class written exam or Midterm quiz (MCQ) 30%

Pre-readings for certain sessions, periodic reading summaries, regular work on summarizing the concepts covered.