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European Politics Seminar

Orwell's Ghosts: Wisdom and Warnings for the Twenty-First Century

November 14, 2024
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall Directions
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European Politics Seminar

Orwell's Ghosts: Wisdom and Warnings for the Twenty-First Century

November 14, 2024
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall Directions
Laura Beers
Speaker
Laura Beers
Professor of History, American University
Arianne Chernock
Discussant
Arianne Chernock
Professor of History, Boston University

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James Cronin
James Cronin
Research Professor in History, Boston College; Local Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
 
November 14, 2024
4:00pm - 5:30pm
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Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall Directions

George Orwell's work has been conscripted recently in political debate and the culture wars. Laura Beers will discuss this recent rediscovery of his writings, place it in the context of a long record of Orwell scholarship and commentary, and critique the ways his work is currently used and abused.

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