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<h1 class="eventTitle">Noam Chomsky speaking on the Responsibility
of Intellectuals in the 21st Century</h1>
<h1 class="eventDate">Thursday, September 22, 2011
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<p>Time: 4:30p–6:00p </p>
<p> MIT Location: Building
<a
href="http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?mapterms=E51&mapsearch=go">E51</a>,
Wong Auditorium (Kendal Sq. T)<br>
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<p>In 1967, as the Vietnam War escalated, Noam Chomsky penned The
Responsibility of Intellectuals, a stunning rebuke to scientists
and scholars for their subservience to political power. Today we
face a similar array of crises, from wars to escalating debt. What
are the obligations of intellectuals in this day and age?</p>
<div class="infourl">Web site: <a id="website"
href="http://bostonreview.net/about/ideasmatter/">http://bostonreview.net/about/ideasmatter/</a></div>
<p>Open to: the general public
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<p> Sponsor(s): Political Science Department, SHASS Dean's Office</p>
<p>For more information, contact:<br>
Deb Chasman<br>
617-324-1323<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:chasman@mit.edu">chasman@mit.edu</a>
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<p> <span class="category">This event is categorized as:
lectures/conferences</span> </p>
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