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File contains photographs of the five main participants featured in the exhibition, taken between March and April 2025 in each participant’s respective province (Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, and Nova Scotia). The photographs were used for exhibition displays and promotional materials. File also includes correspondence related to the preparation and approval of the photographs, as well as signed consent forms permitting their use in the exhibition. Materials for each individual are grouped together.

This research paper was written by Dylan Norton as the culmination of his year-long political science MA degree. It details at length the rise of illiberal and authoritarian politics in the United States in the 21st century, and argues that the digital media landscape and the rise of social media as the main public forum has led to both extreme partisan polarization and a deluge of political misinformation spread by bad actors. Additionally, with the neoliberal political order in the process of breaking down, Norton argued that the current right-wing movement centered around a perceived zero-sum battle between social groups, mistrust in democracy, and the scapegoating of demographic minorities is an unforeseen but unsurprising result of the application of neoliberal ideals in a non-ideal reality. He predicted that either the progressive strain of liberalism would see a resurgence as people came to realize the shortcomings of the old order, or that the masses would be swayed by kleptocrats and demagogues into accepting illiberal and undemocratic governance in the guise of "fixing" an otherwise fine system under attack by malicious out-groups. He is sad to see that the latter has taken place.

This file contains the papers written by Dylan Norton during his year-long political science MA at the University of Toronto. It consists of term papers, a major research paper, research proposals, and numerous shorter response papers on a variety of topics within the political science field, from early modern political and economic development to politics in the media and more.

This series comprises 13 political essays and associated research materials that Wong created during the 2019 Hong Kong Protest. In June 2019, Hong Kong’s citizens took to the street to protest the unconstitutional legislation of an Extradition Law that would undermine the independence of local jurisdiction. It scaled up to a democratic movement underpinned by an anti-colonial aspiration for a distinctive local identity and autonomous future. While supported by the radical youths, the conservative majority were hesitant to denounce Communist China’s hegemony for fear of retribution. The conflict took a violent turn as riot police used brute force against peaceful petitioners, leading to death, casualties, and missing populations. In the midst of the chaos, Wong paid multiple visits to lockdown zones and frontline petition sites to survey the state of the movement first-hand. Observations from and research on these visits materialized into a series of political essays from Wong. Their themes revolve around human rights, calls for mutual understanding, and counter-attack on fake news or state’s propaganda. Substantial references were made to the Bible, Chinese classics, Confucius ideologies, Communist theories, and recent statistics. These essays were originally published on his social media account, which had already been taken down. Thanks to his habits of physically writing on paper before transcribing onto online platforms, the breadth of surviving analogue records includes his research materials (oral history interview, photographs, excerpts from books), observation notes, drafts, and the final essay.