EP 135: Teaching 1984 in 2017

Almost Educational

English - July 27, 2017 15:00 - 1 hour - 62.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 31 ratings
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This week Dennis and Patrick explore how they teach 1984. Is it a true literary work of fiction or is it a science fiction masking a philosophical treatise? How well does French existentialism marry with Orwellian thought? How does one teach 1984 under the era of Trumpism?

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