Considering “The Corporation”
Like many of my classmates, I was intrigued by the idea of corporate personhood after viewing The Corporation. The idea of corporate personhood is strangely familiar and pervasive, despite being something I have not given much thought to in the past (beyond acknowledging a vague discomfort with the idea whenever it was raised). Following Monday’s […]
Class 2: Business Organizations & Real Contexts
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Class 1: Introduction to the Course
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On “The Corporation”
Having jumped into this discussion relatively late, I appreciate that a lot of my peers have rather succinctly captured my first impression of the film. I find one of the most interest parts of the film is that it has been 13 years since the film premiered and basically nothing has changed. It is an […]
Thoughts on “The Corporation”
I found The Corporation to be informative, however, it only emphasized the idea that corporations only look out for their own interest at the expense of society. I think it is evident that there have been times corporations have gone too far in their search for profits, however, it is also their search for profits […]
The Corporation & Our Role as Lawyers
When “The Corporation” came out in 2003, my Grade 7 science teacher had us watch it and at the time I thought it was painfully boring, aside from the parts about advertising to children and corporations sending messages via marketing, because well, I was more of a child at that time. I remain […]
“The Corporation” Reflection
The documentary, while clearly setting out numerous examples of situations in which a corporation performs socially undesirable acts in the name of profit, reaches a conclusion which I am not entirely comfortable with, namely that corporations are psychopathic entities. My discomfort with this conclusion stems from the fact that corporations are anthropomorphised in order to […]
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