Open AccessThe Chomsky Effect: Episodes in Academic Activism
Author(s) -
Robert F. Barsky
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
ameriquests
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1553-4316
DOI - 10.15695/amqst.v3i2.70
Subject(s) - ivory tower , broad spectrum , key (lock) , work (physics) , sociology , media studies , history , political science , law , computer science , engineering , chemistry , computer security , combinatorial chemistry , mechanical engineering
This article reflects upon the approach that Chomsky takes to a broad array of fields and work, and the "effect" that he has, as a thinker and a catalyst, upon a broad array of people within and beyond the ivory tower. Some of the central themes of Chomsky's work are herein elucidated, alongside of some key events which have marked him, and his many effects, across the spectrum of activists and intellectuals who look to him for guidance or else as a figure to be reviled and attacked.