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Democracy im Rausch der Daten

EAVI — Wed, 22 Mar 2017 13:45:20 +0000

Democracy im Rausch der Daten Swiss director David Bernet provides with this very detailed documentary, an insight into the legislative process at EU level. The camera follows the actions taken at the level of the EU institutions by a handful of people who try to protect society from the dangers of big data [...]

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Edward Said: Framed: the politics of stereotypes

EAVI — Wed, 22 Mar 2017 13:35:55 +0000

Edward Said: Framed: the politics of stereotypes Are we sure that the perception that we have about the East (and about the Middle East and the different struggles it is going through) is neutral and unbiased? The Palestinian academician Said advanced the hypothesis that the European perspective on the East, that has [...]

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Noam Chomsky, The Consent Factory

EAVI — Wed, 22 Mar 2017 13:27:37 +0000

Noam Chomsky, The consent Factory Are we really sure that concepts such as propaganda only apply to countries like North Korea or China, and that Western civilisation is, on the other side, the gatekeepers of freedom and democracy? The truth is that, even in the absence of a state media apparatus, phenomena [...]

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How Did Hitler Rise To Power? (2016)

EAVI — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 14:10:44 +0000

A short (5 minutes) Ted Ed video that demonstrates the fragility of democracy when fears, unrest, ignorance and bigotry are stoked.

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