Emily Carr University of Art + Design is currently seeking a qualified instructor to teach SOCS 312 – Cultural Production and the Law within the Faculty of Culture and Community in the Fall 2026 semester. We currently have one in-person section available, Tuesdays from 6:30PM - 9:20PM.
This course provides the opportunity to study the relationship of Cultural Production and the Law within a social science context. Through a study of issues related to appropriation, copyright, moral rights, digital/electronic rights, creative commons licenses and related open source uses of artists’ materials, students will gain a better understanding of contemporary social and cultural theories as well as the legal, social and ethical implications of making in an art and design context. Lectures, selected readings and assignments will give particular attention to critical and theoretical positions significant to an understanding of cultural production and the law discourse and the larger issues it generates for the practitioner.
Course outlines and guidance from regular faculty are provided to successful candidates.
Situated on the unceded, traditional, and ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), and səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples in Vancouver, Canada, Emily Carr University is a world-renowned learning and research community dedicated to the education of artists and designers. We are a strong community of outstanding, socially responsible, and talented faculty, staff, and administrators, offering opportunities to engage in challenging work and exciting collaborations with Emily Carr’s local, national, and international partners in the art and design world.
Our culture is strengthened by our emphasis on research, exhibition, diversity, and sustainability.
