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Digimedial Music: The Business of Music in Germany

Digimedial Music: The Business of Music in Germany

The University of the Arts Berlin offers a three-day seminar that focuses on the German music market with particular emphasis on recent developments in the recording industry, new marketing strategies, and licensing models. The lectures will cover the business, legal and media issues affecting

Development and Conflict

Development and Conflict

The first decade of the twenty-first century has seen a continuation of underdevelopment and violent conflicts. Neoliberal globalisation has increased inequality within and between nations, aggravating tensions and frequent outbreaks of violence and armed conflict. Ongoing conflicts in countries

Culture and Identity in Modern South Asia

Culture and Identity in Modern South Asia

The question of identity lies at the heart of much contemporary debate in and beyond south Asia. We will interrogate what we mean by 'identity' - if it is a thing to be possessed, an essence in the character of a community or something more complex, fluid and changing, or whether it exists at

Corporate Valuation

Corporate Valuation

The focus of the course is on understanding, evaluating and applying various approaches and methodologies to value a business or a firm, primarily for investment purpose. The course builds on the corporate finance concepts and attempts to establish a link between the conceptual framework for

Bank Stress Testing in Practice

Bank Stress Testing in Practice

Stress testing is occupying a prominent place in the risk management areas, macro-prudential regulation and financial supervision of banks and financial institutions. The course aims to provide a solid knowledge of stress testing methodologies using severe scenarios and a set of benchmark

App Music: Mobile Music Making

App Music: Mobile Music Making

For quite a while now, making music with apps on smartphones and tablets is more than a simple gadget. Some excellent music apps offer innovative digital musical instruments to the users. Additionally, digital music production starts to change. These apps already allow remarkable musical results,

African and Asian Cultures in the Diaspora

African and Asian Cultures in the Diaspora

Migration has been an integral part of human history and has also contributed significantly to the making of the modern world. This course takes a transdisciplinary approach to questions of diaspora, identity and belonging by looking at migration from the time of slavery, to indentured labour, to