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Dear all,
You are invited to attend a one-day seminar ‘Exploring the Creative Economy in Africa’ taking place at King’s College on the 27th of June 2016 (9.30-6pm).
In recent years there has been a growing interest on the role that cultural and creative industries play in developing economies, not only in reference to economic contribution but also in connection with
social change and cultural engagement. In this one day seminar we bring together some academics, practitioners and policy makers who work in this field to reflect on the challenges and opportunities that the creative economy faces in emerging contexts like
Africa. The full programme of the event is available
here . The first part will explore the role of policy and mapping in framing and understand the role that creative and cultural industries can play in different contexts. The second part will focus on the role of creative
education in supporting cultural development in Africa. The last part of the day will focus on cultural production networks in Africa discussing informality, networks and financial issues, as well as new economic and business models.
The one day seminar is organised by Dr Roberta Comunian (King’s College London) in collaboration with Ejemen Ojeabulu (African University of Creative Arts) and Sam Jones (Sound Thread) with the support of King’s Worldwide Partnership
Fund, The Faculty of Arts & Humanities and the Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries.
For more information:
http://creativeafricaseminar.weebly.com
To register:
http://estore.kcl.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?compid=1&modid=2&deptid=13&catid=125&prodid=651
The cost of registration is £5 and this will help cover catering costs (including two coffee breaks, lunch and an evening reception) for participants.
Feel free to circulate this invite further.
Best wishes,
Roberta
Dr Roberta Comunian
Lecturer in Cultural & Creative Industries
Culture, Media and Creative Industries
King’s College London
335 Norfolk Building
Strand Campus
London
WC2R 2LS
Tel +44 (0)20 7848 1557
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Open Access Publications via KCL Pure
Roberta Comunian Research Outputs
‘Higher Education & the Creative Economy’ Report