Reading Nineteen Eighty-Four at HMP Ashfield
A summary of some of the discussion of Nineteen Eighty-Four that took place in a reading group at HMP Ashfield.
A Witness in Nineveh: George Orwell’s Failed Fiction
Reflections on the psychology of powerlessness and proto-existentialism in George Orwell's work.
Nineteen Eighty-Four: Discussion Topics
Suggested discussion topics for reading groups and individual readers.
Orwell and the Dystopians: From HG Wells to The Lego Movie
An examination of the connections between a variety of works in the genre of dystopian fiction
‘Thought Police’ and Freedom of Speech
A look at how the idea of Orwell's Thought Police is being applied in current debates over free speech
The Universality of Orwell’s Message
How the timelessness of the totalitarian impulse is one of the reasons Nineteen Eighty-Four resonates so strongly through the ages
Sex, Sexuality and the Alt-right in Nineteen Eighty-Four
An examination of the role played by Julia in Nineteen Eighty-Four in raising issues around totalitarian control of women's bodies.
