Orwell Day 2017
Authors against authority
Antonio Monegal and Manel Ollé
Verdad y ficción en la distopía totalitaria. De Orwell a Bandi
George Orwell's classic novel about totalitarianism 1984 recently returned to the best-sellers list. The unlikely victory of Donald Trump, the rise of the far right in Europe, and a blurring of the lines between reality and fiction seem to have revived the ghosts of the past. ...
Timothy Garton Ash
Free speech under attack
Timothy Garton Ash, the internationally renowned intellectual and author of the book Free Speech: Ten Principles for a Connected World, speaks about the threats faced by free speech and debates about it, as well as the electoral rise of right-wing populism, laws against hate speech, and the conflicts arising between humour and religion.
