Tuesday, April 29, 2025

At the completion of this activity, the learner will be able to:

• Analyze the impact of the arts on California's economy and its role in shaping economic and social well-being
• Evaluate the extent to which arts-related employment provides sustainable income and job security for creative workers and their families 
• Examine how the financing and corporate structures of the entertainment industry influence the creative process and what audiences see
• Discuss key issues behind recent entertainment industry strikes, and the outcomes for actors, writers, craftspeople, and community-based arts groups

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

At the completion of this activity, the learner will be able to:

• Assess how contemporary work is portrayed in television, movies, music, and literature
• Explore how artistic representations of work have evolved alongside economic shifts from manufacturing to services, and from permanent employment to gig-based and project-based work
• Investigate the role of humor, satire, and creative expression in critiquing labor conditions and imagining alternative work futures
• Examine how the kinds of workers depicted in the arts is growing more diverse, but not as diverse as in society at large