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Benet Davetian's

'CIVILITY - A CULTURAL HISTORY' by Benet Davetian
608 pages (University of Toronto Press). New Release.
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NEWS: Understanding Civility: 60-minute film
Produced and narrated by Benet Davetian
is now available for showing to High Schools in P.E.I.
Funded by the CCEPA (Canadian Center for Ethics in Public Affairs)
RECENT MEDIA
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SPECIAL 60-minute CBC-TV documentary on Civility
"RUDE: WHERE ARE YOUR MANNERS?",
Presented by Valerie Pringle.
CBC Doc Zone, OCTOBER 30, 9 pm
Watch the documentary.
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Guardian Article
GLOBE AND MAIL Feature on Civility
Benet Davetian's Article on Bullying:
Who Said We Can't Do Anything About Bullying?
SPECIAL CTV-TV 60-minute DOCUMENTARY
September 20, 2008
"TO HELL WITH MANNERS - THE DECLINE OF CIVILITY"
Directed by John Curtin
Narrated by William Shatner
Rex Murphy's CBC Cross-Country Checkup
November 23, 2008
Civility and Politicians
Listen to Broadcast
Allan Bonner on Political Civility (video)
Rex Murphy's CBC Cross-Country Checkup
January 4, 2008
Civility...are we all becoming less civil?
Listen to Broadcast
SOME OF OUR FAVOURITE PEOPLE:
P. M. Forni's The Civility Initiative
Lousie Fox: The Etiquette Leader
The most urgent task facing contemporary civilizations
is the difficult task of reconciling our competitive spirit
with our need for communal and global civility.
The survival of our civilizations may depend on our finding
a workable solution to this dilemma....Benet Davetian