Orwell Day
Wishing to return the homage that George Orwell paid to Catalonia, the CCCB has been holding Orwell Day every year since 2013. This initiative, organised by local scholars of Orwell’s work together with the CCCB, aims not only to uphold the relevance of his legacy as a journalist and, in particular, as a critical thinker but also to ensure that his message is kept up to date through contemporary voices which also struggle against dogmatism and authoritarianism while striving to defend freedom of expression.
Related contents
Dorian Lynskey and Jordi Puntí
The Present Relevance of "1984"
The cultural journalist Dorian Lynskey speaks with the writer Jordi Puntí about the influence of the book 1984 in the contemporary cultural imaginary and its impact in the new generations.
Marta Peirano and Peter Pomerantsev
Technology, Digital Surveillance, and Disinformation
The journalists Marta Peirano and Peter Pomerantsev, with the researcher Liliana Arroyo as moderator, speak about how the dream of a free and emancipatory Internet has given way to a system of surveillance and manipulation that operates without democratic supervision.
Full list of previous activities
Orwell Day 2020
The New Surveillance Era
Orwell Day 2018
Language, truth and politics
Orwell Day 2017
Authors against authority
Reading Orwell Today
On Freedom and the Right to Tell People What They Don’t Want to Hear
The Future of Journalism. Lessons from George Orwell
Lecture by George Packer
