Articles related to "George Orwell"
George Orwell (Index)
A list of articles at Science Fiction and Society about George Orwell and/or his works.
george orwell • articles and essays about george orwell • 1984 • science fiction analysis and book reviews
A list of articles at Science Fiction and Society about George Orwell and/or his works.
george orwell • articles and essays about george orwell • 1984 • science fiction analysis and book reviews
A Short Biography: George Orwell
Orwell is most well known for his novels Animal Farm (1945) and 1984 (1949). He wrote numerous novels, poems and literary criticism.
biography of george orwell • biography of eric arthur blair • the life and times of george orwell • orwell's writing • animal farm
Orwell is most well known for his novels Animal Farm (1945) and 1984 (1949). He wrote numerous novels, poems and literary criticism.
biography of george orwell • biography of eric arthur blair • the life and times of george orwell • orwell's writing • animal farm
Finding George Orwell in Burma
Larkin argues that Orwell's "Burmese Days", "1984", and "Animal Farm" are political prophesy, based on his experiences in the Indian Imperial Police of Colonial Burma.
finding george orwell in burma • emma larkin • burmese days • animal farm • 1984
Larkin argues that Orwell's "Burmese Days", "1984", and "Animal Farm" are political prophesy, based on his experiences in the Indian Imperial Police of Colonial Burma.
finding george orwell in burma • emma larkin • burmese days • animal farm • 1984
Burmese Days: Book Review
George Orwell's Burmese Days (Harper Brothers, 1934) is a semi-autobiographical tale that is so vivid it immerses its readers in imperial Burma in the 1920's.
george orwell • burmese days synopsis • burmese days review • george orwell burmese days • burmese days themes
George Orwell's Burmese Days (Harper Brothers, 1934) is a semi-autobiographical tale that is so vivid it immerses its readers in imperial Burma in the 1920's.
george orwell • burmese days synopsis • burmese days review • george orwell burmese days • burmese days themes
Classic Authors: George Orwell
A brief biography of George Orwell.
george orwell • <i>animal farm</i> • <i>nineteen eighty-four</i> • india • spanish civil war
A brief biography of George Orwell.
george orwell • <i>animal farm</i> • <i>nineteen eighty-four</i> • india • spanish civil war
George Orwell Life and Works
Brief biography and works of English writer and critic Eric Arthur Blair, better known as George Orwell.
george orwell • orwell biography • orwell novels • orwell animal farm • orwell 1984
Brief biography and works of English writer and critic Eric Arthur Blair, better known as George Orwell.
george orwell • orwell biography • orwell novels • orwell animal farm • orwell 1984
Global Orwell – Looking at why Orwell matters today
Review of “Why Orwell Matters” by Christopher Hitchens (2002)
george orwell • christopher hitchens • politics • literature • review
Review of “Why Orwell Matters” by Christopher Hitchens (2002)
george orwell • christopher hitchens • politics • literature • review
TV Movie Review: Animal Farm (TNT)
TNT's "Animal Farm" gets better once they let George do it
george orwell • animal farm • tnt • stalinism • political satire
TNT's "Animal Farm" gets better once they let George do it
george orwell • animal farm • tnt • stalinism • political satire
Big Brother and Animals
A look at George Orwell, his work and how it encompasses literature and history
internet • government • politics • reading • literature
A look at George Orwell, his work and how it encompasses literature and history
internet • government • politics • reading • literature
Big Brother and Animals Part Two
A continued look at George Orwell and his literary works.
history • government • politics • reading • literature
A continued look at George Orwell and his literary works.
history • government • politics • reading • literature
Down and Out in Paris and London
George Orwell's real-life experiences of poverty serve both as a sharp journalistic inquiry into its nature and an empathetic sketch of its oft-sentimentalized face
george orwell • down and out in paris and london • non-fiction account of poverty • object lessons in poverty • new journalism and subjective commentary
George Orwell's real-life experiences of poverty serve both as a sharp journalistic inquiry into its nature and an empathetic sketch of its oft-sentimentalized face
george orwell • down and out in paris and london • non-fiction account of poverty • object lessons in poverty • new journalism and subjective commentary
Eric Peterson and Daniel Brooks
The Designated Mourner meant several huge monologues for Eric Peterson and his director was a Godsend.
wallace shawn • claire coulter • paul bettis • the tarragon theatre • the designated mourner
The Designated Mourner meant several huge monologues for Eric Peterson and his director was a Godsend.
wallace shawn • claire coulter • paul bettis • the tarragon theatre • the designated mourner
In The Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz: A Book Review
A book review of Michela Wrong's 2001 book, "In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz: On the Brink of Disaster in Mobutu's Congo."
mobutu • congo • zaire • kleptocracy • book review
A book review of Michela Wrong's 2001 book, "In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz: On the Brink of Disaster in Mobutu's Congo."
mobutu • congo • zaire • kleptocracy • book review
Public History and the Problem of Perspective
History is always subjective unless one considers dates and facts as constituting the entire discipline. How we write history determines how the public understands it.
public history • historical narratives • smithsonian enola gay exhibit • haymarket riot • cold war censorship
History is always subjective unless one considers dates and facts as constituting the entire discipline. How we write history determines how the public understands it.
public history • historical narratives • smithsonian enola gay exhibit • haymarket riot • cold war censorship
To Kill a Word: Orwellian Linguistics
Nefarious leaders re-engineer language to inhibit, rather than promote, communication.
george orwell • newspeak • noam chomsky • crane brinton • ronald reagan
Nefarious leaders re-engineer language to inhibit, rather than promote, communication.
george orwell • newspeak • noam chomsky • crane brinton • ronald reagan
Top 15 Novels of this Century
The top 15 novels of the 20th century.
f. scott fitzgerald • george orwell • joseph heller • john steinbeck • vladimir nabokov
The top 15 novels of the 20th century.
f. scott fitzgerald • george orwell • joseph heller • john steinbeck • vladimir nabokov
Visiting Scotland's The Isle of Jura
The solitude and wild, natural beauty of Scotland's Isle of Jura makes it a unique vacation spot for whisky sampling, hunting, hiking and bird-watching.
isle of jura • scottish vacation • scotland travel • natural beauty • adventurous
The solitude and wild, natural beauty of Scotland's Isle of Jura makes it a unique vacation spot for whisky sampling, hunting, hiking and bird-watching.
isle of jura • scottish vacation • scotland travel • natural beauty • adventurous
What About the Workers? Part One: Pioneers
The workers' Esperanto movement, 1905-1914
george orwell • uea • universala esperanto asocio • australian esperanto association • titanic
The workers' Esperanto movement, 1905-1914
george orwell • uea • universala esperanto asocio • australian esperanto association • titanic
Exploring Berlin's Divided Past
The GDR Museum, Stasi Museum and Berlin-Hohenschönhausen show Berlin visitors what it was like to live under the German Democratic Republic.
gdr museum • stasi museum • berlin-hohenschönhausen • german democratic republic • berlin museums
The GDR Museum, Stasi Museum and Berlin-Hohenschönhausen show Berlin visitors what it was like to live under the German Democratic Republic.
gdr museum • stasi museum • berlin-hohenschönhausen • german democratic republic • berlin museums
London's Historic Henrietta Street
This Covent Garden street is a typical urban thoroughfare with offices, bars, shops, and restaurants. Yet its busy modern façade hides a past full of famous names.
london • duel • jane austen • charles dickens • oliver cromwell
This Covent Garden street is a typical urban thoroughfare with offices, bars, shops, and restaurants. Yet its busy modern façade hides a past full of famous names.
london • duel • jane austen • charles dickens • oliver cromwell
Novels Written About Paris
Three views of Paris, as seen through the eyes of writers Sinclair Lewis, George Orwell and Radhika Jha, each offering a look at the city's people, food and culture.
books about paris • dodsworth • down and out in paris and london • sinclair lewis • george orwell
Three views of Paris, as seen through the eyes of writers Sinclair Lewis, George Orwell and Radhika Jha, each offering a look at the city's people, food and culture.
books about paris • dodsworth • down and out in paris and london • sinclair lewis • george orwell
Poetry and Democracy
The study of poetry improves critical thinking, ecological and community awareness and connection, and provides people with spiritual resources to live their lives.
what good is poetry? • poetry and metaphor • politics and language • poetry and the environment • poetry and critical thinking
The study of poetry improves critical thinking, ecological and community awareness and connection, and provides people with spiritual resources to live their lives.
what good is poetry? • poetry and metaphor • politics and language • poetry and the environment • poetry and critical thinking
SF and the 20th Century, Part 1: Favorite Stories
As the 20th century comes to a close we begin a look back at the past 100 years of SF. In this first in a new series of articles I present ten of my all-time favorite stories and invite you to tell us about yours.
science fiction • sf • sci-fi • the best science fiction of the 20th century • articles and essays about science fiction short st
As the 20th century comes to a close we begin a look back at the past 100 years of SF. In this first in a new series of articles I present ten of my all-time favorite stories and invite you to tell us about yours.
science fiction • sf • sci-fi • the best science fiction of the 20th century • articles and essays about science fiction short st
The Labour Party and the Spanish Civil War, Part II
Part II of a two-part series on the British Labour Party and the Spanish Civil War. (1936-39)
british labour party • foreign policy • reactions to fascism • clement attlee • ernest bevin
Part II of a two-part series on the British Labour Party and the Spanish Civil War. (1936-39)
british labour party • foreign policy • reactions to fascism • clement attlee • ernest bevin
Why We Love SFF
What's unique about the SFF genre? Creativity, the power of metaphor and meaning, and tools to meet both logic and the inner dreamer. SFF writing just does more.
the artist’s way by julia cameron • animal farm 1984 george orwell • growing wings by laurel winter • the left hand of darkness and earthsea wizards by • is sff not real literature
What's unique about the SFF genre? Creativity, the power of metaphor and meaning, and tools to meet both logic and the inner dreamer. SFF writing just does more.
the artist’s way by julia cameron • animal farm 1984 george orwell • growing wings by laurel winter • the left hand of darkness and earthsea wizards by • is sff not real literature
Alan Moore's Black Dossier
A review of the long-awaited League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill.
league of extraordinary gentlemen black dossier • alan moore • league of extraordinary gentlemen • black dossier • kevin o'neill
A review of the long-awaited League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill.
league of extraordinary gentlemen black dossier • alan moore • league of extraordinary gentlemen • black dossier • kevin o'neill
Classic Summer Reads for Teens
Move over, hot-of-the-press teen fiction, and make room for these modern literary classics which appeal to "young" adults of all ages, especially the teenaged "YA" crowd.
classics for teens • summer reading for teens • literary classics • required summer reading • teen reading list
Move over, hot-of-the-press teen fiction, and make room for these modern literary classics which appeal to "young" adults of all ages, especially the teenaged "YA" crowd.
classics for teens • summer reading for teens • literary classics • required summer reading • teen reading list
The BBC's Top 100 Best-Loved Novels
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Big Read survey, launched in April 2003, was initiated to determine the United Kingdom's "best-loved novel."
bbc book list • bbc top 100 books • bbc top 100 novels • bbc big read • lord of the rings popularity
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Big Read survey, launched in April 2003, was initiated to determine the United Kingdom's "best-loved novel."
bbc book list • bbc top 100 books • bbc top 100 novels • bbc big read • lord of the rings popularity
The Quotable Banned Books Week
Quips, quotes and other tidbits from real people talking about freedom of speech and other htings related to banned books and Banned Books Week.
inspirational quotes • stocks quotes • historical stock quotes • diversity quotes • positive quotes
Quips, quotes and other tidbits from real people talking about freedom of speech and other htings related to banned books and Banned Books Week.
inspirational quotes • stocks quotes • historical stock quotes • diversity quotes • positive quotes
The Topic Everybody Who's Anybody is Studying...
Teaching students about the types and uses of propaganda can be an especially fun unit that imparts power and wisdom to the students who are becoming consumers themselves!
bandwagon propaganda • propaganda • teaching • teaching propaganda • animal farm
Teaching students about the types and uses of propaganda can be an especially fun unit that imparts power and wisdom to the students who are becoming consumers themselves!
bandwagon propaganda • propaganda • teaching • teaching propaganda • animal farm
A Profile of England
England is one of the countries that form the United Kingdom, sharing borders with Wales and Scotland. The capital city of England is London.
guide to england • guide to britain • profile of england • culture of england • religion of england
England is one of the countries that form the United Kingdom, sharing borders with Wales and Scotland. The capital city of England is London.
guide to england • guide to britain • profile of england • culture of england • religion of england
Creating Powerful TV Commercials
Learn different approaches to making a TV ad with these famous examples: MasterCard, Got Milk, & Apple Computers.
powerful tv commericals • good tv commercial • good tv commercials • effective advertising • effective tv commercials
Learn different approaches to making a TV ad with these famous examples: MasterCard, Got Milk, & Apple Computers.
powerful tv commericals • good tv commercial • good tv commercials • effective advertising • effective tv commercials
Dimensions.
From the beginning of known time dimensions have existed in the minds and life of man but only now can they be exploited to their full potential by The Science Fiction Writer.
dimensions • exploited • theories • reality • imagination
From the beginning of known time dimensions have existed in the minds and life of man but only now can they be exploited to their full potential by The Science Fiction Writer.
dimensions • exploited • theories • reality • imagination
Literature and Solidarity : After Black Tuesday
A look at the pragmatics and unifying aspects of literature
literature • pragmatics • solidarity • black tuesday • theory
A look at the pragmatics and unifying aspects of literature
literature • pragmatics • solidarity • black tuesday • theory
Scottish Highlands & Islands Guide
Scotland's castles and clans, hotels and restaurants, wildlife and walks, are all covered in full detail in the new Rough Guide to the Scottish Highlands and Islands.
rough guide to the scottish highlands and islands • new scotland guidebook • castles and clans • accommodation and restaurants • walks and drives
Scotland's castles and clans, hotels and restaurants, wildlife and walks, are all covered in full detail in the new Rough Guide to the Scottish Highlands and Islands.
rough guide to the scottish highlands and islands • new scotland guidebook • castles and clans • accommodation and restaurants • walks and drives
The "End" of Investigative Reporting and Free Speech?
This article concludes the woes of practicing journalistic integrity by LM Magazine in the face of losing an important case for free speech against ITN, a politically correct organization that put a hoax on its front page--a phony photo of a "Serb atrocity" to drum up fever against Serbis in the NATO war last year.
media issues • media • lm magazine • itn • tony blair
This article concludes the woes of practicing journalistic integrity by LM Magazine in the face of losing an important case for free speech against ITN, a politically correct organization that put a hoax on its front page--a phony photo of a "Serb atrocity" to drum up fever against Serbis in the NATO war last year.
media issues • media • lm magazine • itn • tony blair
Tim Robbins Hollywood Walk of Fame
On the same day he turns 50 years old, Robbins will receive the 2,370th star on Hollywood Boulevard.
tim robbins • hollywood walk of fame • tim robbins 50th birthday • robbins star hollywood walk fame • kodak theater
On the same day he turns 50 years old, Robbins will receive the 2,370th star on Hollywood Boulevard.
tim robbins • hollywood walk of fame • tim robbins 50th birthday • robbins star hollywood walk fame • kodak theater
Writing Science Fiction.
To write needs inspiration but has to have guide lines and a structure. I have given some ideas of basics I learned from experience.
stimulation • imagination • creation. guide lines • structure.
To write needs inspiration but has to have guide lines and a structure. I have given some ideas of basics I learned from experience.
stimulation • imagination • creation. guide lines • structure.
Are We Moving Closer to Newspeak?
In Orwell's *1984,* Newspeak was seen as a communication ideal. How close are we to its tenets?
newspeak • abbreviations • language • pc • politically correct
In Orwell's *1984,* Newspeak was seen as a communication ideal. How close are we to its tenets?
newspeak • abbreviations • language • pc • politically correct
Avoiding the Winter Blues
When the holidays are over, the winter days and nights may start to feel endless and unforgiving. Here are some ideas for dealing with winter "blahs."
seasonal affective disorder • winter blues • snowshoeing • winter hiking • skiing
When the holidays are over, the winter days and nights may start to feel endless and unforgiving. Here are some ideas for dealing with winter "blahs."
seasonal affective disorder • winter blues • snowshoeing • winter hiking • skiing
Best of Star Trek: TNG Season 6
After a somewhat uneven season 5, the Next Generation returned in season 6 with what is arguably the strongest season of the show's seven season run.
best star trek episodes • best tng episodes • best tng season 6 • best star trek season 6 • next generation time's arrow
After a somewhat uneven season 5, the Next Generation returned in season 6 with what is arguably the strongest season of the show's seven season run.
best star trek episodes • best tng episodes • best tng season 6 • best star trek season 6 • next generation time's arrow
Birth of "cyberspace"...
In 1984, we saw the emergence of a new word and a new avenue for science fiction writers, "cyberspace."
cyberspace • william gibson • internet • society • 1984
In 1984, we saw the emergence of a new word and a new avenue for science fiction writers, "cyberspace."
cyberspace • william gibson • internet • society • 1984
Book Review - Cloud Atlas
"Cloud Atlas" is a masterful series of six inter-related tales that span generations and continents to illustrate the basic human condition.
booker prize novels • david mitchell novels • british novels • cloud atlas • book reviews of booker prize novels
"Cloud Atlas" is a masterful series of six inter-related tales that span generations and continents to illustrate the basic human condition.
booker prize novels • david mitchell novels • british novels • cloud atlas • book reviews of booker prize novels
British Food: Best in the World
After many years as a culinarily inferior race, Great Britain has recently seen a reversal of fortune as far as food is concerned. What has caused the tide to turn?
british • food • best • cuisine • foreign
After many years as a culinarily inferior race, Great Britain has recently seen a reversal of fortune as far as food is concerned. What has caused the tide to turn?
british • food • best • cuisine • foreign
Choose a Job for the Future
What does the future hold from a career angle? Here are some of the top areas to consider.
career of the future • careers in technology and science • environmental careers • jobs of the future in technology • the future of healthcare careers
What does the future hold from a career angle? Here are some of the top areas to consider.
career of the future • careers in technology and science • environmental careers • jobs of the future in technology • the future of healthcare careers
City of Ember Film Review
Touchingly low-tech and beautifully filmed, "City of Ember" need not be thrill-a-minute, but a thrill every 20 minutes and a sedated Bill Murray make it a fitful sit.
city of ember • bill murray • new bill murray movie • city of ember film review • gil kenan director
Touchingly low-tech and beautifully filmed, "City of Ember" need not be thrill-a-minute, but a thrill every 20 minutes and a sedated Bill Murray make it a fitful sit.
city of ember • bill murray • new bill murray movie • city of ember film review • gil kenan director
Explore London - Piccadilly Circus
This little island surrounded by traffic is London's favourite meeting place for people from around the world. It was meant for better things but progress got in the way.
explore london - piccadilly circus • john nash project • eros • angel of christian charity • shaftsbury avenue
This little island surrounded by traffic is London's favourite meeting place for people from around the world. It was meant for better things but progress got in the way.
explore london - piccadilly circus • john nash project • eros • angel of christian charity • shaftsbury avenue
Famous Quotes About Writing
These writing quotes provide hope and guidance for struggling writers. Find advice and words of wisdom in these quotes from the masters like Chekov, Atwood and Twain.
writing quotes • quotes for writers • quotes about rejection • quotes about writing • chekov quotes
These writing quotes provide hope and guidance for struggling writers. Find advice and words of wisdom in these quotes from the masters like Chekov, Atwood and Twain.
writing quotes • quotes for writers • quotes about rejection • quotes about writing • chekov quotes
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