Noah Chomsky: Personal Influences(1994)

Noah Chomsky: Personal Influences Synopsis

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.

Noah Chomsky: Personal Influences (1994) is a documentary film directed by Mark Achbar, released on January 1, 1994 with a runtime of 28m. It stars Noam Chomsky. Viewers rate it 7.0 out of 10 across 1 ratings.