Articles from:February 2017

  • Politics and Film: Cabaret

    Monday, February 27, 2017 | By

    Cabaret (1972, Dir. Bob Fosse)
    Ten Academy Awards nominations, eight Oscars

    Followed by Q&A and audience discussion

    The Film House, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines

    Brock University’s Department of Political Science invites you to join us for a screening and discussion of Cabaret, the classic 1972 film starring Liza Minelli.

    The election of Donald Trump in the United States and the worldwide rise of extreme right-wing populism has sparked interest in early 1930s Germany, the period captured by Cabaret, one of the most celebrated films in American cinema.

    “Set as it is in Germany between the two World Wars, Cabaret is a compelling exploration of what constitutes complicity or resistance to the gathering forces of authoritarian rule,” says Brock Associate Professor of Dramatic Arts David Fancy. “It has surprising relevance to the contemporary moment.”

    The film will be followed by a Q&A and audience discussion with Prof. Fancy.

    Cabaret is presented in conjunction with the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre Film House. Tickets are $9 (general admission) and $7 for Film House members. Tickets can be bought online or by calling the box office at 905-688-0722. Tickets are also available the day of show.

    For further information, please contact Blayne Haggart.

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  • International Copyright and Access to Knowledge

    Thursday, February 16, 2017 | By

    Sara Bannerman (McMaster University)
    Thursday, February 16, 2017, 2 pm-4 pm
    Sankey Chamber

    The principle of Access to Knowledge (A2K) has become a common reference point for a diverse set of agendas that all hope to realize technological and human potential by making knowledge more accessible. This book is a history of copyright focussed on principles of Access to Knowledge and their proponents.

    Traditional histories of copyright have showcased France, the United Kingdom, Germany, and the United States. Countries and groups that often do not appear in traditional copyright histories have been, in many cases, the main proponents of access. This history shifts its focus to these protagonists. An alternate history of international copyright is important given the current battles over copyright in international fora. This book examines the roles of developing countries and NGOs as part of a long tradition of advocacy for Access to Knowledge that dates back 125 years.

    Sara Bannerman is Associate Professor of Communication Studies and Multimedia and Canada Research Chair in Communication Policy and Governance at McMaster University. She has published articles and book chapters on international copyright, crowdfunding, historical institutionalism, and Canadian media coverage of same-sex marriage.  Her research area is the networked governance of communication, including copyright and intellectual property, communications law & policy, the international governance of communications, and communications policy history.  She the author of International Copyright and Access to Knowledge (CambridgeUP) and The Struggle for Canadian Copyright: Imperialism to Internationalism, 1842-1971 (UBC Press, 2013).

    For further information, contact Zachary Spicer.

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