Creative Cities

Creative Cities is an innovative joint programme between culture, Media and Creative Industries and Urban Geography that critically examines the ideas, practices and policies of ‘creative cities’. The focus is on the intersections of culture and the city, and the Economic, Social and cultural consequences. The programme has an international scope and draws on interdisciplinary foundations.

• To develop a critical understanding of the history, origins and current formulation of debates about creativity and the city.
• To understand and interrogate the causes and consequences of a shift of cities and regions to forms of governance that prioritise ‘creativity’ and the ‘creative economy’.
• To understand the processes and forms that constitute actually existing ‘creative cities’.
• To critically understand and evaluate existing and proposed creative city policies.
• To enable those with a first degree in urban geography, urban sociology, cultural studies, media and communications, etc. to focus on the challenges of managing cities and creativity in an integrated manner.
• Located in the heart of London.