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UNITED STATES · 2009

Professor Norman Cornett

Alanis Obomsawin
academic freedom unconventional education institutional injustice university politics teacher-student relationships
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Synopsis

This feature documentary by Alanis Obomsawin is a thoughtful tribute to Norman Cornett, a McGill University professor celebrated by scores of students appreciative of his unconventional yet powerful teaching methods who was controversially dismissed from his teaching duties in 2007.

Year2009
CountryUnited States
DirectorAlanis Obomsawin
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