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.
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"The must-see documentary of the year"
Forbes
"Shakes up your perceptions"
Variety
"Searing, clever and essential"
The Globe and Mail
"Eye opening"
Toronto Sun
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IN USA AND INTERNATIONALLY - We'll have announcements soon. In meantime, you can watch it at various online festivals
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"Very important"
Noam Chomsky
"Excellent"
Naomi Klein
"Vital"
Vandana Shiva
"Impeccably researched and beautifully written"
Wendy Brown
"Rigorously argued"
Kirkus Reviews
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RECENT MEDIA
REVIEWS
VARIETY: “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: "A scathing critique of the capitalist system.…A topnotch documentary…
Creatively made in a highly cinematic way"
THE GLOBE AND MAIL: "Searing, clever and essential...Right up to the minute"
THE GLOBE AND MAIL: 'Our favourite TV shows, albums, films and arts performances that got us through 2020, our least favourite year'
TORONTO SUN: "an eyeopening look at the ongoing machinations of the 1% to keep the world in their pocket"
OPINION PIECES
THE TORONTO STAR: 'McKinsey’s role in opioid scandal happened under a boss who led the charge for stakeholder capitalism. Now he’s our ambassador to China'
SALON: 'Boeing 737 Max crashes were not isolated events. They're the result of deregulation'
THE GLOBE AND MAIL: 'Threat of U.S. election chaos a terrifying reminder Big Tech should not be entrusted to uphold democracy'
THE TORONTO STAR: 'If the good-cause capitalism of the 'benefit corporation' sounds too good to be true, that's because it is'
INTERVIEWS
RUSSELL BRAND (Podcast): Interview on Beneath the Skin Podcast - teaser#1 and teaser #2 and full interview
CTV YOUR MORNING (TV): 'New doc explores what’s hiding behind ‘socially conscious’ corporate labels'
BLOOMBERG BNN (TV): 'Examining the Tension Between Democracy and Corporate Capitalism'
INSTITUTE FOR NEW ECONOMIC THINKING (Podcast): 'Joel Bakan: How "Good" Corporations Mislead Us'
CAPTURE QUEUE (Podcast): Interview with Joel Bakan
GURVEY'S LAW (Radio): 'The New Corporation book and film'
PLANET S (Magazine): 'Biz Zombies Fight Back'
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