Manufacturing consent : Noam Chomsky and the media / Necessary Illusions in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada ; a film by Mark Achbar, Peter Wintonick ; directors and producers, Peter Wintonick, Mark Achbar.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Achbar, Mark, director, producer, interviewer.

Wintonick, Peter, director, producer.

Chomsky, Noam, interviewee.

Schultz, Carl, 1939- composer.

Necessary Illusions (Firm), producer.

National Film Board of Canada, producer.

Zeitgeist Films, distributor.

Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chomsky, Noam--Political and social views--Interviews.

Chomsky, Noam.

Mass media--Political aspects.

Mass media.

Mass media criticism--United States.

Mass media criticism.

Public opinion.

Political and social views.

United States.

Genre:

Video recordings for hard of hearing people.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Biographical films.

Documentary films.

Interviews.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

2 videocassettes (166 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.

1/2 in.

polychrome

Other Title:

Noam Chomsky and the media

Place of Publication:

New York : Zeitgeist Films, [1994]

Language Note:

Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

System Details:

VHS.

analog

magnetic

VHS

Summary:

Explores the political life and times of the controversial author, linguist and radical philosopher, Noam Chomsky. Highlighting his analysis of media, Chomsky focuses on democratic societies where populations not disciplined by force are subject to more subtle forms of ideological control.

Contents:

Tape 1. Thought control in a democratic society

tape 2. Activating dissent.

Participant:

Noam Chomsky.

Credits:

Director of photography, Francis Miquet ; editor, Peter Wintonick ; music, Carl Schultz.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.

ISBN:

0964278901

OCLC:

31030793

Publisher Number:

795975000130