ECON 80G-137///UCSC///Winter 2009///David E. Kaun
MONEY & THE ARTS: TWO ALL CONSUMING PASSIONS
(PERFORMING ARTS IN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ECONOMY)
REQUIRED TEXTS
Heilbrun and Gray, The Economics of Art and Culture (2nd edition)
Rand, Gifts of the Muse
READER; for both 80 G and 137
Estimated class meetings
1+Introduction
H&G, Part I (pp. 3-60)
3 Demand for the Arts
H&G, Chs. 4 and 5 (pp. 61-106)
Gifts of the Muse
READER Demand Section
3The Performing Arts Firm
H&G, Chs. 6-8 (pp. 107-164)
READER The Firm Section
2The Visual Arts; Museums and the Market for Art
H&G, Part III (pp. 165-218)
READER Visual Arts Section
3The Performing Arts as an Occupation
H&G, Ch. 14 (pp. 311-335)
READER Performing Artist Occupations Section
1 (possible)Economics of the Symphony Orchestra
H&G, Review Chs. 6-8
READER Review section 2
2+Public Policy Towards the Arts
H&G, Part IV (pp. 219-310)
READER (sections 5 and 6)
1Taste and Culture in the United States
H&G, Ch. 16 (pp. 360-384)
READER Review section on Demand and Gifts of the Muse
2 TBA including a Videos on last 2 class meetings
H&G, Ch. 17
ECON 80g/137 CLASS REQUIREMENTS
All students will be asked to do three “tri-weekly” papers over the course of the quarter. These should be a short (2 page typed) paper, discussing any of the relevant media items from the READER as they relate to the material covered in class and in the text for the respective weeks. These papers will be read and evaluated by the class reader, reviewed by the instructor, and will constitute a significant portion of your class evaluation.
1ST Set of papers due no later than third week of class, Jan 22
2ND set due Feb 12, and 3RD set due Mar 5
Please note: Reasonable quality writing is a necessary condition for passing the class. To this end, students will be asked to turn in a one to two-page essay dealing with the Orwell paper (in the Reader). This very brief essay should review the Orwell article, adding your own commentary, and should be turned in no later that the third class meeting of the quarter—i.e., Tuesday, Jan 13
There will be four short in-class “mid-term” exams, covering each of the first four sections on the syllabus (not including the introduction). The last of these will be no later than the ninth week of the quarter, and each will be announced at least a class in advance of exam date. Exams for Econ 80G will be based on text and lectures. Exams for 137 will include questions based on the journal articles in the reader for each respective exam subject.
Their will be no FINAL EXAM
Class Attendance: There is clear evidence that, independent of ability, students who come to class learn more than those who do not. In an effort to encourage but not require attendance, I will be giving an “attendance quiz” from time to time—unannounced. Points (yet to be determined) will be given for participating in these quizzes, and will be included in the total points possible for the course.
SUPPLEMENTAL AND “HONORS” PAPERS: Students who are doing excellent work on the mid-term quizzes (80% or better) may opt to do this paper. The paper should be a short (4-6 page) analytic review of a book—fiction or non-fiction--relevant to any aspect of the class. A list of possibilities will be available early in the quarter. It may also be possible to use some other medium, especially films (2), for this assignment. High quality work on this assignment may move a “high B” to an A, and an A to Honors.
“If it is art it is not for everybody: if it is for everybody it is not art.” Arnold Schoenberg (1946)
“Can such a proposition be defended in a democracy? If not, is there something wrong with art? Or with democracy?” Richard Taruskin (2001)
CLASS NOTES
Introduction………………………………………………………………………….… 1
Demand (intro and Part 1)…………………..…………………………….…. 9
Demand (Part 2)……………………………………………………………………. 18
Supply (the Firm)…………………………………………………………………..25
The Visual Arts (museums and the art market)…..…………39
The Visual Arts (artists rights—economic and moral)…..46
The Occupation of Artist (labor force and pay)…………….50
Occupation (discrimination and psychic costs)……………….63
Government Support for the Arts…………………………………….74
READINGS IN SECTIONS
OPENING SERMON
0FIRST THINGS FIRST (ORWELL)
1DEMAND
2 THE FIRM
3VISUAL ARTS AND MUSEUMS
4PERFORMING ARTIST OCCUPATIONS
5 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SUPPORT FOR THE ARTS
Econ 80g/137 Winter ‘09
Day to Day Schedule (subject to change)
January
6Intro
8Intro
13Regression discussion and video
15Demand
20Demand
22Demand
27 Demand exam Supply
29 Supply
February
3 Supply
5 Visual Arts
10 Visual Arts
12Supply Visual Arts exam Arts Occupation
17 Arts Occupation
19 Arts Occupation
24 Arts Occupation exam Role of Government
26 Role of Government
March
3 Role of Government
5 Role of Government exam Video
10 TBA
12 TBA
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