| Course Title: Special Topics in Sociology: 'The Business of Culture: Marketing and Selling Symbolic Goods' |
| Start Date: 09/04/2019 End Date: 12/17/2019 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2019 |
| Description: This course investigates the creative economy through a sociological lens. Through case studies of various creative industries, as well as examination of the creative sector as a whole, we will examine how the cultural economy influences, and is influenced by, social phenomena. We will explore issues such as how value is produced in the field of fashion modeling, how music and other creative industries drive urban economies, how local crafts enter global markets, and how norms and values influence the adoption of e-commerce in the market for fine art. |
| Distribution(s): III - Social Sciences , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Patricia Banks | pbanks@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/04/2019 - 12/17/2019 | Seminar | Thursday | 01:30PM - 04:20PM | PORT - Porter Hall | 108 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| EOS0002 | EOS-2: Organizations and Power | This course has been approved to count towards the EOS minor the Organizations and Power subject area |
| NXHMA0001 | NXHMA: Nexus in Public History, Archives, and Museums | This course is approved for the Public History, Archives, and Museums Nexus track. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 15 | Available: 3 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Pricing Beauty: The Making of a Fashion Model Author: , Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780520270763 Publisher: |
Required | 29.95 |
| Title: Global Markets and Local Crafts: Thailand and Costa Rica Compared Author: Wherry, Frederick F. Copyright: 2008 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press |
Required | 24.99 |
| Title: Appetite for Innovation: Creativity and Change at elBulli Author: Opazo, M. Pilar Copyright: 2016 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780231176798 Publisher: Columbia University Press |
Required | 24.00 |
| Title: Reluctant Capitalists: Bookselling and the Culture of Consumption Author: Miller, Laura J. Copyright: 2006 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780226525907 Publisher: University of Chicago Press |
Required | 30.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: The Miller (Reluctant Capitalists), Opazo (Appetite for Innovation), and Wherry (Global Markets and Local Crafts) texts are also available through the Mount Holyoke College Library as e-books. |