TENTATIVE
SCHEDULE OF READINGS
Issues
in Politics and Economics CRN 10362
Theme:
“Pricing the
Priceless: Art, Politics and Economics”
Spring
2002
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When? |
Topics |
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Other Assignments? |
Guest |
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January 15, 2002 |
Introduction to class Brief introduction to Politics and Economics |
None |
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January 17 |
Problematic Present: The Arts Sector in America |
None |
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January 22 |
Tools of Analysis |
First 3 chapters of the Invisible Heart |
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January 24 |
Problematic Present: The Arts Sector in Fort
Myers |
Pages from the Past by Prudy Taylor and
Esther Colcord Read CHAPTER 11:“All the World’s a Stage” |
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Bring questions for guest “Amy Tardiff” from WGCU’s Art Edition |
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January 29 and 31 |
Tools of Analysis |
Invisible Heart: First 7 chapters |
Quiz on January 29 Topic Selection on January 31 |
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February 5-7 |
Tools of Analysis |
Invisible Heart Chapters 1-15 |
Quiz on February 5 |
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February 12-14 |
Tools of Analysis |
Invisible Heart Whole book |
Quiz on February 12 |
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February 19 |
Relevant Past |
International Commerce in the Fine Arts and
American Political Economy 1789-1913 |
Quiz |
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Feb 21
and Feb. 26 |
Relevant Past |
Sweet are the Uses of Adversity: Federal Patronage
of the Arts in the Great Depression |
Quiz on February 21 List of references on Feb 26. |
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Feb 28 and March 5 |
Relevant Past: Public Funding Narratives, Direct
and Indirect Funding for the Arts, On satisficing, On Cost Disease and Winner
Take all Societies, History of Theater |
Marquis Chapter 1 And Marquis Chapter 3 |
Quiz on Feb 28 |
Feb. 28: Wende Gilmore creative director “out of the Box Productions” |
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March 7 |
EXAM 1 |
EXAM 1 |
Exam 1 |
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March 19 and 21 |
Relevant Past: Arts and Urban Economics, Economic
Impact Studies Utilitarianism, Arts and Education, Cultural Tourism,
Democratization of the Arts, Audience Surveys, History of Museums in the
US, What makes good policy? What makes a good politician for the
Arts?, History of Dance |
Marquis
Chapter 4 |
Quiz on March 19 |
March 19, Joy Lelonek, Executive Director of the
Collier County United Arts Council |
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March 26-28 |
Relevant Past: Orchestra Music, Labor Unions and the
arts, Regional and State Arts Agencies |
MARQUIS Chapter 5 |
Quiz on March 26 Problematizing the present, March 28 |
March 26: Deb Hess will be providing the
"artistic" point of view on the politics and economics of producing
classical music in the US. She has a
Ph.D. in music. She was a professor
of music at UF. She is now our assistant Dean. |
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April 2 and 4 |
Relevant Past:
Opera, Folk Art, Public Art |
Marquis Chapter 6 |
1) Bring Questions for guest 2) Quiz on April 2 |
April 2: Morgan Paine, Associate Professor of Art, will be discussing issues in Public Art. April 4: James Brock, NEA grant recipient |
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April 9 and 11 and 16 |
Relevant Past: Censorship |
Marquis Chapters 7 and 8 |
Bring questions for guest Quiz on April 9 |
April 16 Barbara Hill, Executive Director of the
Von Liebig Arts Center will be sharing with us her views on the “Lewinski incident.” |
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April 18 |
Problematic Present: Arts in Southwest Florida |
None |
Bring questions for guest |
April 18 Kate Kramer will discuss local issues
related to private funding of the arts: where is the $ going? why? how does an organization attract
funders? why do people willingly pay
a higher fee to attend the same shows (through donations)? What do they get in return? does it affect the type of art that is
produced? |
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April 23 |
REVIEW SESSION FOR FINAL COMPREHENSIVE EXAM |
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Bring structure of scene for discussion |
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April 25 |
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM |
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM |
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM |
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Finals Week |
Legislative Expression |
Legislative Expression |
Legislative Expression |
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