Noam Chomsky To Speak At Williams College
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Chomsky, a linguist and political pundit, has written many books on history, international affairs and foreign policy. A professor of linguistics and philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he has been a controversial figure for his criticism of the U.S. foreign policy.
He has written about linguistics, philosphy and both historic and contemporary issues.
Chomsky will lead off the two-part dialogue on Thursday, Sept. 15, at 7 p.m. at the '62 Center for Theatre and Dance. The event has been sold out to Williams students but will be available on the college's YouTube site the nex week. The series is sponsored by the Class of 1971 Public Affairs Forum.
Terry will follow Chomsky on Tuesday, Oct. 18, at 8 p.m., also at the '62 Center. Terry has spent more than a decade participating in humanitarian relief operations around the globe. She is the author of "Condemned to Repeat?: The Paradox of Humanitarian Action."
Her book analyzes humanitarian aid in the wider political context and she argues that aid agencies do not consider ramifications of their actions before acting, which often results in sustaining the actions that caused the conflict in the first place.
Editor's note: Sold out status updated on Sept. 2.
