JOEL BAKAN is an author, filmmaker and a professor of law at the University of British Columbia. His work examines the social, economic, and political dimensions of law, and he has published in leading legal and social science journals as well as in the popular press.
Bakan has won numerous awards for his scholarship and teaching, worked on landmark legal cases and government policy, and served frequently as a media commentator.
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JOEL BAKAN is an author, filmmaker and a professor of law at the University of British Columbia. His work examines the social, economic, and political dimensions of law, and he has published in leading legal and social science journals as well as in the popular press.
Bakan has won numerous awards for his scholarship and teaching, worked on landmark legal cases and government policy, and served frequently as a media commentator.
Please click here for a more detailed biography.
NEWSFLASH!!!
I AM THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE the release of my film, The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel,
co-directed with Jennifer Abbott, written by me, and based on my recently released book,
The New Corporation: How "Good" Corporations are Bad for Democracy
THE NEW CORPORATION
OPENS IN CANADIAN CINEMAS NOVEMBER 13
AND CONTINUES TO PLAY USA AND INT'L FILM FESTIVALS
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I AM THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE the release of my film, The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel,
co-directed with Jennifer Abbott, written by me, and based on my recently released book,
The New Corporation: How "Good" Corporations are Bad for Democracy
THE NEW CORPORATION
OPENS IN CANADIAN CINEMAS NOVEMBER 13
AND CONTINUES TO PLAY USA AND INT'L FILM FESTIVALS
***Click here to find out where and when***
LATEST MEDIA
VARIETY (Review): “The New Corporation is about what’s going on right now….It shakes up your perceptions.
And it makes you suck in your breath"
THE PROGRESSIVE (Review): "A scathing critique of the capitalist system.…A topnotch documentary…
Creatively made in a highly cinematic way"
THE GLOBE AND MAIL (Review): "Searing, clever and essential...Right up to the minute"
THE GLOBE AND MAIL (Op-Ed by Joel): 'Threat of U.S. election chaos a terrifying reminder Big Tech should not be entrusted to uphold democracy'
INSTITUTE FOR NEW ECONOMIC THINKING (Podcast interview): 'Joel Bakan: How "Good" Corporations Mislead Us'
GURVEY'S LAW (Radio interview): 'The New Corporation book and film'
PLANET S: (Magazine interview): 'Biz Zombies Fight Back'
***CLICK HERE FOR MORE MEDIA***
And it makes you suck in your breath"
THE PROGRESSIVE (Review): "A scathing critique of the capitalist system.…A topnotch documentary…
Creatively made in a highly cinematic way"
THE GLOBE AND MAIL (Review): "Searing, clever and essential...Right up to the minute"
THE GLOBE AND MAIL (Op-Ed by Joel): 'Threat of U.S. election chaos a terrifying reminder Big Tech should not be entrusted to uphold democracy'
INSTITUTE FOR NEW ECONOMIC THINKING (Podcast interview): 'Joel Bakan: How "Good" Corporations Mislead Us'
GURVEY'S LAW (Radio interview): 'The New Corporation book and film'
PLANET S: (Magazine interview): 'Biz Zombies Fight Back'
***CLICK HERE FOR MORE MEDIA***
"The must-see documentary of the year," Forbes Magazine
"A very important book, an arresting study directed to a central issue of the times," Noam Chomsky
