Магистратура
2026/2027
Менеджмент в сфере культуры
Статус:
Курс обязательный (Русская литература в кросс-культурной и интермедиальной перспективах)
Кто читает:
Департамент филологии
Где читается:
Санкт-Петербургская школа гуманитарных наук и искусств
Когда читается:
2-й курс, 3 модуль
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Преподаватели:
Алферова Галина Сергеевна
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
3
Контактные часы:
24
Course Syllabus
Abstract
This course explores key concepts of curatorial practice, its historical development, its place in the art system, and its impact on social processes. Students will master the fundamentals of art management and explore the characteristics of contemporary art. Drawing on the experience of renowned international professionals, the course program covers key areas of curatorial practice, including international and Russian approaches, the relationship of art to the economic and social context, and exhibition and event organizing techniques. Students will learn how to select content in an information overload, master methods of presenting art in various environments, analyze the processes that shape the art market, and understand how to effectively present their opinions and engage audiences with high-quality writing. This course examines the use of artificial intelligence systems for optimizing search queries, automatic abstracting of scientific articles and extracting information from them, as well as neural networks, and natural language processing. The course allows you to develop digital competencies. Digital literacy for a curator is no longer an advantage, but the very foundation of the profession.
Learning Objectives
- Students will master the fundamentals of curatorial practice, including an understanding of historical aspects, the role of curators in art and society, and methods for analyzing and selecting artistic content in today's information overload.
- Students will develop professional competencies in cultural management, enabling them to effectively organize exhibitions and events, present art in various environments, analyze the art market, and engage audiences with high-quality textual materials.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Combining history, theory, and practice, the course will investigate what is innovative in curatorial practice and whether it needs to be innovative; to what extent can it be trained; and what are present-day criteria, ethics, and added value of the curatorial profession in relation to artistic, scholarly, and social developments
- Understands the economics of the art industry, skillfully allocates budgets, and works with financial resources and sponsors.
- Develops structured thinking and expresses informed opinions regarding the aesthetics and content of works of art.
- Offers clear and insightful interpretations of works of art, revealing the meaning and philosophical aspects of the artists' work.
- Able to develop and implement a program for public participation in art projects and foster connections between the artist and society.
Course Contents
- Whose exhibition?
- Curating the contemporary
- Curating Russian
- Curating art +
- Final remarks
- Curating (transcending) the old
- Cultural management
Assessment Elements
- ActivityStudents are required to work actively in seminars, which is demonstrated by participating in discussions on lecture topics. Students engage in dialogic communication with the instructor and with each other and demonstrate the knowledge gained during lectures and in preparation for the seminars. The instructor will ask questions to students in the classroom, primarily based on homework and lecture material.
- Report
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Anthony Gardner, & Charles Green. (2016). Biennials, Triennials, and Documenta : The Exhibitions That Created Contemporary Art (Vol. 1). Wiley-Blackwell.
- Bruce W. Ferguson, Reesa Greenberg, & Sandy Nairne. (1996). Thinking About Exhibitions. Routledge.
- Curating difficult knowledge : violent parts in public places, , 2011
- Laurent JEANPIERRE. (2017). Magiciens De La Terre.
- Reflections : contemporary art of the Middle East and North Africa, Porter, V., 2021
- The culture of curating and the curating of culture(s), O'Neill, P., 2012
- Trahais, F. (n.d.). Jens Hoffmann, Life in your head - When Attitudes Became Form Become Attitudes (A Restoration – A Remake – A Rejuvenation – A Rebellion). OpenAIRE.
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Ancel, P., Bawin, J., Bordeaux, M.-C., Camart, C., Dupuis, R., Fournié, F., Fraser, M., Glicenstein, J., Lemieux, A., Mairesse, F., Martin, J.-H., Pommaret, C., Rampillon, C., & Szeeman, H. (2018). L’artiste et le musée.
- J. Pedro Lorente. (2018). Cathedrals of Urban Modernity : Creation of the First Museums of Contemporary Art. Routledge.
- Margolin, J., Witztum, E., & Lerner, V. (2017). Genius, Creativity and Madness. Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
- Trahais, F. (2014). Show Time: The 50 Most Influential Exhibitions of Contemporary Art. Critique d’art.