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Media Literacy

Movie Reviews and More!

Have you checked out the list of new DVDs at the Library?  Each month we post the new items that are received.  If you are wondering if an item is worth watching, you might want to check to see if it is rated on www.rottentomatoes.com which provides online reviews by critics and viewers!

Cinema Politica - Change of Film!!

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Still showing thought provoking and timely films - Cinema Politica returns!  Please note that we had to switch the films for Cinema Politica September 19th and October 17th.

Pirates - Real Pirates!

book coverPirates are often romanticized in our culture.  Successful films like the Pirates of the Caribbean series and the operetta Pirates of Penzance make the lifestyle seem glamourous and glorious.

Blur: How to Know What's True in the Age of Information Overload

Book Cover for BlurThis book reminds me a bit of the panel discussion we had during the Indie Media Fair on the rise of citizen journalism. 

Jay Z - Decoded

Decoded the book coverJay Z's book Decoded is a great story - part biography, part rhymes, part American Dream but with a full dose of reality.  I did not expect to enjoy this book a

The Rise of the Citizen Journalist!

This year the Indie Fair is going to host a panel discussion on the rise of citizen journalism.  As technology becomes more accessible and more advanced, people are able to

Call to Artists and Makers of Independent Media

6th Annual London Indie Media Fair is coming March 26th.  It is time to start gathering your independent media creations. 

If you create zines, posters, comics,

Cinema Politica is Back in Action

Cinema Politica film line up is confirmed for up until May.  If you are interested in films that matter, check out one from this series which is screened at the Central Library the last Monday of the Month.

Join us for a film and great discussion to follow.

Cinema Politica celebrates with What Would Jesus Buy?

What Would Jesus Buy? follows Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping Gospel Choir as they go on a cross-country mission to save Christmas from the Shopocalypse: the end of mankind from consumerism, over-consumption and the fires of eternal debt!

Cinema Politica provides thought provoking documentaries in partnership with the Library. 

Media and Gender: Two Perspectives

On Tuesday, November 16th we welcome Kate Dubinski of the London Free Press and Prof. Kane Faucher from the Media Information and Technoculture program at University of Western Ontario as they delve into the philosophical, practical and political. Join us as our panelists provide their unique perspectives on media gender.  There will be time for questions and answers at the end.


Central Library

Stevenson & Hunt Room

7:00 -  8:30 pm

Free!

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