1984 + 20 Project

1984 by George Orwell
Fall 2004 Tidewater Community College

Virginian-Pilot article highlights TCC's 1984+20 Project

cover of 1949 first edition courtesy of George Orwell Archive

Sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English, the 1984+20 Project recognizes the lasting impact of George Orwell's 1949 novel, which introduced such terms as "Big Brother," "Doublespeak," and "Newspeak." When he wrote 1984, Orwell described a future that is now twenty years in the past. TCC students will examine language and issues from the novel in relation to the work itself and contemporary life, of particular relevance in this election year.

Individual class activities
Resources for students and faculty
Weblog: everybody's invited to join online discussions across classes, campuses, and beyond (new browser window will open)
Weblog login directions
Panel discussions: Virginia Beach Campus, Bayside B-100, Monday, October 11, 1-2 p.m. (download flyer as pdf) and Norfolk Campus To Be Announced
Free films Norfolk and Virginia Beach:

• Fahrenheit 9/11 at Roper Center, September 3, 7:30 p.m. (details at TCC Community Connection - select Movies@TCC)
• Control Room at Virginia Beach Campus Pungo Auditorium, September 23, 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. (details at TCC Community Connection - select Movies@TCC)
• Nineteen Eighty-four, 1984 film featuring John Hurt, Richard Burton, and Suzanna Hamilton, Pungo Auditorium/Theater, Virginia Beach Campus, October 4, two showings, 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and again October 8, 2 p.m.
• Nineteen Eighty-four, 1984 film featuring John Hurt, Richard Burton, and Suzanna Hamilton, Roper Theater, Norfolk Campus, October 11, 7 p.m.