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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Of interest ...
- Can film making deepen and broaden the scope of rigorous scholarship? On June 27, 2016, Joel Bakan, Phillip Vannini and Charles Menzies gathered to discuss this question. Click here to listen. - Interview with Joel - The Corporation, 10 years later. Please click here to read more. - Joel was awarded The George Ryga Award For Social Awareness in Literature, please click here to read the article. - Simon Fraser University awarded Joel a 2012 Alumni Award, please click here to view a brief video. |
