Astra Taylor's documentary What is Democracy?: A Philosophical Journey Exploring Government offers an exciting take on what democracy can mean today by juxtaposing a history of the concept with discussions of contemporary issues in the United States and around the world. It includes appearances by the following scholars: Cornel West, Wendy Brown, Angela Davis, Silvia Federici, Efima Karakantza, and Eleni Perdikouri. Read more about it here.
The documentary is a companion to Taylor's book Democracy May Not Exist, But We'll Miss It When It's Gone, read by participants in the institute's Democracy Lab program.
The film has been made accessible through Kanopy courtesy of UW Libraries. You can access it on a phone, tablet, or TV through the Kanopy app and signing in with your UW credentials or using the link in the library catalog.