The Noam Chomsky Lectures by Daniel Brooks
'Ordinarily, theatre relies on illusion in order to reveal truths; The Noam Chomsky Lectures relies on truths in order to reveal illusions. Following the impetus of Chomsky himself, Brooks and Verdecchia have recognized that mass media, mass spectacle, have trivialized and severed consciousness and conscience, separating both from a communal base. We collectively know little about what is done in our name by our elected governments and the business interests they serve. The Noam Chomsky Lectures assumes not only that we do want to know, that our 'knowing together' may change things, but also that it is less painful to know than to not know.' - Joyce Nelson in her introduction to The Noam Chomsky LecturesGuillermo Verdecchia is a drama, fiction, and film writer, as well as a director, dramaturge, actor, and translator whose work has been seen and heard on stages, screens, and radio stations across the country and around the world. For his film Crucero/Crossroads, he received the Governor General's Prize for Drama, the Chalmers Canadian Play Award four times, the Dora and Jessie Awards, and several film festival accolades. Marcus Youssef is a writer and performer who contributes drama, commentary, and documentary to a variety of CBC shows. He also contributes to journals including Vancouver Magazine, Georgia Straight, Rice Paper, and This Magazine on a regular basis. For many years, Youssef has also devoted himself to a number of community-based advocacy projects aimed at achieving political and social change through the use of literature and/or theatre.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780889224056 |
| ISBN 10 | 0889224056 |
| Title | The Noam Chomsky Lectures |
| Author | Daniel Brooks |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Talonbooks |
| Year published | 1997-04-03 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Prizes | Winner of Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award 1992 (Canada), Short-listed for Governor General's Literary Award for Drama 1992 (Canada) |
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