文化创意产业：中国与世界

This course aims to offer an in-depth review and analysis of the various booming cultural creative industries in China and Europe. Students will be given the opportunity to study the international trends, characteristics, historical background, cultural policies, etc. within cultural and creative industries in China and Europe, while the focus of the course will be on China. Through different case studies focusing on Shenzhen, Beijing, etc., students are encouraged to think critically on important issues surrounding cultural production and entrepreneurship, including intellectual property rights, the future of work, the future of Artificial Intelligence, the sustainability of entrepreneurial life, the current state and the health of the Internet, among others. To combine theory with practice, students will have the opportunity to conceptualize, design, and individually or collectively produce a creative project under the guidance of the instructor as their final assignment of this course. Alternatively, students may also choose to write a research paper on cultural and creative industries in China. The creative cultural project can be but not limited toa short film, a video, a documentary, an app, a game, an AI art project, or an installation.