The Collaborative Urban Research Laboratory,
York University and Cinemars present:
A new documentary film
Written by Mars Horodyski & Peer Zumbansen
Directed by Mars Horodyski
In global cities – such as Toronto, New York, Mumbai or Sao Paulo universities are in dialogue and contestation with their transnational urban environment, often mirroring the city’s experiences and experimentation with questions of access, identity and competition. As we move further into the 21st century knowledge society, methods of generating, disseminating and implementing knowledge have become survival questions for city governments and universities alike. This documentary traces the parallel histories of Toronto and York University through the latter half of the 20th century, and examines the city’s and the university’s challenges in our fast-evolving globalizing world.