28 May: Orwell and China
6.30pm - 8pm, Wednesday 28th May
31-34 Gordon Square, University College London, Archaeology LT (G6)
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“The past was alterable. The past never had been altered. Oceania was at war with Eastasia. Oceania had always been at war with Eastasia.” Nineteen Eighty-Four
The People’s Republic of China is a rare example of a “Big Brother” state where Orwell’s work is not only available, but widely read and discussed. At the same time, dystopian fiction—from Nineteen Eighty-Four to The Hunger Games—continues to inspire protest movements like the Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong.
What does Orwell mean in a Chinese context today? How do writers, activists, and politicians interpret his legacy in an age of surveillance, censorship, and global influence?
Join us for a timely conversation with our expert panel, Isabel Hilton, Founder of the China Dialogue Trust and Jeff Wasserstrom, author of Vigil: The Struggle for Hong Kong and The Milk Tea Alliance: Inside Asia's Struggle Against Autocracy and Beijing, chaired by Cindy Yu, incoming contributing editor at The Times and The Sunday Times.
6.30pm - 8pm, Wednesday 28th May
31-34 Gordon Square, University College London, Archaeology LT (G6)
Friends go free - join today
“The past was alterable. The past never had been altered. Oceania was at war with Eastasia. Oceania had always been at war with Eastasia.” Nineteen Eighty-Four
The People’s Republic of China is a rare example of a “Big Brother” state where Orwell’s work is not only available, but widely read and discussed. At the same time, dystopian fiction—from Nineteen Eighty-Four to The Hunger Games—continues to inspire protest movements like the Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong.
What does Orwell mean in a Chinese context today? How do writers, activists, and politicians interpret his legacy in an age of surveillance, censorship, and global influence?
Join us for a timely conversation with our expert panel, Isabel Hilton, Founder of the China Dialogue Trust and Jeff Wasserstrom, author of Vigil: The Struggle for Hong Kong and The Milk Tea Alliance: Inside Asia's Struggle Against Autocracy and Beijing, chaired by Cindy Yu, incoming contributing editor at The Times and The Sunday Times.
6.30pm - 8pm, Wednesday 28th May
31-34 Gordon Square, University College London, Archaeology LT (G6)
Friends go free - join today
“The past was alterable. The past never had been altered. Oceania was at war with Eastasia. Oceania had always been at war with Eastasia.” Nineteen Eighty-Four
The People’s Republic of China is a rare example of a “Big Brother” state where Orwell’s work is not only available, but widely read and discussed. At the same time, dystopian fiction—from Nineteen Eighty-Four to The Hunger Games—continues to inspire protest movements like the Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong.
What does Orwell mean in a Chinese context today? How do writers, activists, and politicians interpret his legacy in an age of surveillance, censorship, and global influence?
Join us for a timely conversation with our expert panel, Isabel Hilton, Founder of the China Dialogue Trust and Jeff Wasserstrom, author of Vigil: The Struggle for Hong Kong and The Milk Tea Alliance: Inside Asia's Struggle Against Autocracy and Beijing, chaired by Cindy Yu, incoming contributing editor at The Times and The Sunday Times.