“Whether you agree with Chomsky’s views or not, the course is a rare opportunity to discuss politics with one of the most influential thinkers of the past century,” says John Paul Jones III, dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. The politics course has a 90% approval rating (excellent or very good), and student comments have included, “These lectures were the intellectual highlights of my life” and “Imagine being able to say you took a class with Einstein. The revamped course, now named “ Consequences of Capitalism," is being offered online for the first time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This spring, students from all over the world can take a class from Noam Chomsky from the comfort of their own homes. They were not alone in their determination to take a class from the world-renowned linguist and social critic. Lydia Griffith moved to Tucson from Ireland for the seven-week course, and Joe Coughlin made a 12-hour commute from Bakersfield, Calif., twice a week for the class, two years in a row. He is the author of scores of books, his latest are Consequences of Capitalism, Chronicles of Dissent and Notes on Resistance.In 2018, Thomas Saupique and Aurelie Viotto moved from Lyon, France, to Tucson, Ariz., to take the course “What is Politics,” co-taught by Noam Chomsky at the University of Arizona. At 94, he is still active, writing and giving interviews to the media all over the world. Chris Hedges says he is “America’s greatest intellectual” who “makes the powerful, as well as their liberal apologists, deeply uncomfortable.” The New Statesman calls him “the conscience of the American people.” He is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at MIT and Laureate Professor of Linguistics and Haury Chair in the Program in Environment and Social Justice at the University of Arizona. In addition to his pioneering work in that field, he has been a leading voice for peace and social justice for many decades.
His contributions to modern linguistics are legendary. In one index he is ranked as the eighth most cited person in history, right up there with Aristotle, Shakespeare, Marx, Plato and Freud.
Noam Chomsky, by any measure, has led a most extraordinary life.
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