Juan Cole: "The Internet, the Public Intellectual and the 'War on Terror'", A talk given at the IAS on April 5, 2007

The internet has opened up new ways for intellectuals to interact with the general public, allowing them to sidestep the gatekeepers that had often marginalized university and college teachers. At the same time, the United States faces new asymmetrical challenges while its government's policies have been increasingly reckless abroad and corrupt at home. Does this conjuncture of national danger with new possibilities for civic dialogue lay any special responsibilities on intellectuals to become public? What are the perils and promises of renegotiating the relationship between academics and the political sphere? Juan Cole is Professor of Modern Middle East and South Asian History at the University of Michigan. Cosponsored by the South Asia Seminar.

Juan Cole: "The Internet, the Public Intellectual and the 'War on Terror'", A talk given at the IAS on April 5, 2007

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