What Is Democracy?: A Question More Relevant Than Ever
When I first started planning What Is Democracy? in earnest in 2014, I didn’t quite realize just how relevant the project would eventually be.
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Teaching Global Connections with Highrise and Universe Within
Teachers can use Highrise: Universe Within to enhance pedagogy for both group and independent study. I have found that this digital project provides an important critical context for social studies in the classroom.
Teaching Canadian identity, nationhood, and media literacy with Shameless Propaganda
Discover the NFB's WWII-era propaganda effort, and get ideas for teaching about Canadian identity and nationhood to secondary students.
Astra Taylor Pops Question: What Is Democracy?
Nobody can accuse filmmaker and author Astra Taylor of shying away from an intellectual and creative challenge. Her latest documentary project takes on the set of ideas and practices that...
Election o’clock in Toronto: get out there and vote!
Want to get a cinematic perspective on Toronto ahead of the election? Check out these NFB films—old and new—about the city, its people, and its politicians.
Megaphone: Light Up the City with Your Idea
For the past few years, Montreal has been humming with demonstrations, elections, resignations and commissions. Since the first stirrings of the so-called “Maple Spring,” (Printemps érable) and now that the...