Noah Chomsky: Personal Influences

Overview

This video focuses on the formative influences in Noam Chomsky's life--those factors which enable him to become a politically engaged intellectual. Starting out as a linguist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where his work revolutionized the study of language, Chomsky was radicalized by the 1960s anti-war movement and became a major critic of American policy. We learn about the important Jewish intellectual influences of his family, as well as those defining incidents in his early schooling that made a lasting impression.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1994

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

Canada

Production

Necessary Illusions Productions Inc.,ONF,NFB

Cast

Noam Chomsky

Director

Peter Wintonick,Mark Achbar

Producer

Adam Symansky,Colin Neale

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0227139