Wednesday, October 28, 6:00 PM, UT campus, Texas Union Theater

“American Radical” is a documentary portrait of academic and activist Norman Finkelstein. A devoted son of Holocaust survivors, ardent critic of Israeli and US policies, and author of The Holocaust Industry and Beyond Chutzpah, Finkelstein has been at the center of many intractable controversies. Called a lunatic and a self-hating Jew by some, and an inspirational revolutionary by others, Finkelstein is a polarizing figure whose struggles arise from core questions about freedom, identity and nationhood. The film provides an portrait of the man behind the controversy, giving voice to both his critics and his supporters while following him around the globe as he labors to change peoples’ minds.

Sponsored by Palestine Solidarity Committee and Campus Antiwar Movement to End the Occupations