Doing Culture: Narratives of Cultural Production
General
- Undergraduate; 3rd year
- 30 learners; teams of 4
- 35 hours per learner
- Dates set by experience
- Learners self-assign
Preferred companies
- 4/5 project matches
- Canada
- Academic experience
- Any, Startup, Social enterprise, Non profit, Small to medium enterprise, Incubator
- Any, Entertainment, Education, Environment, Arts, Non-profit, philanthropic & civil society, Individual & family services, Events services, Media & production, Publishing & printing
Categories
Skills
Project timeline
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July 5, 2020Experience start
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August 2, 2020Experience end
Overview
- Details
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Doing Culture is an interdisciplinary third year university course in which students learn how the cultural sector is operationalized by working collaboratively with organizations that contribute to the culture sector in orer to meet their mandate, improve, plan and/or extend their programming goals, and/or assess their impact on their stakeholders.
- Learner skills
- Writing, Digital marketing, Marketing strategy, Research, Analysis
- Deliverables
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All partner organizations will receive a comprehensive report reviewing all activities, timelines, reports/information/data collected.
Depending on the nature of the project:
Qualitative research on stakeholders, programming, current activities and possible future directions.
The development and/or delivery of relevant programming, assessment of current activities, marketing, and/or strategy to increase inclusivity and access to programs, services, marketing materials.
Development of strategy to diversify programming or stakeholders.
Up to 4-6 hrs/wk of student time online to complete tasks, engage with organization and other stakeholders.
Any other specific task agreed upon between partner organization, students and course director.
Project Examples
Developing a social media marketing/recruitment campaign.
Design and/or deliver online programming, services, etc for stakeholders.
Research and report on a range of online options for remaining viable during unpredictable times.
Assess the inclusiveness/accessibility of an organization's activities.
Collect, analyze and report on stakeholder's experiences with the organizations programming, resources, services etc.
Review, research and make recommendations for improvement regarding the equity of practices and/or opportunities within a specific group, neighborhood or organization.
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course. A placement agreement will need to be signed with the Experiential Education Office prior to the student(s) starting their projects/placement.
Provide a dedicated student supervisor who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.