Entertainment Guilds: A Framework for Navigating The Industry

This survey course examines the entertainment industry through the framework created by collective bargaining agreements with industry unions and guilds. Because the entertainment industry is heavily unionized, it provides an ideal backdrop to study the intersection of advocacy, negotiation, and creative rights critical to lawyers, talent, crew, and studios in the industry. This course will focus on the agreements with high profile guilds and unions representing performers, directors, writers, and crew members.