The University and Democracy

David Noble

Arguably the most incisive critic of the modern university, author of “Forces of production. A social history of industrial automation”, “Progress without people: In defence of luddism”, “The religion of technology. The divinity of man and the spirit of invention”, and many other books, world renowned historian of technology’s impact on society, professor of history at York University… will deliver a talk entitled:

The University and Democracy

7pm
Monday, October 23rd, 2006
Alumni Auditorium
University Centre
85 University Avenue
University of Ottawa

Admission: FREE, Open to the public.

Don’t miss this most remarkable of speakers address the question of the university’s place in society and debunk the main operational myths about this institution of power. Noam Chomsky has documented the fact that David Noble was fired from MIT because of his ideas – join us and learn why!

This event is co-sponsored by:
PSSA
alternativevoices.ca

For more information, contact chief student event organizer Seamus Wolfe idsoottawa@yahoo.ca or PSSA communications officer Faris Lehn flehn033@uottawa.ca.