Pilot Lecture: Great Conversations – Churchill and Orwell

Overview

Course No. 90032

World War II ended at the same time Animal Farm was published. Coincidence? Unravel the dynamic tensions between George Orwell and Winston Churchill.

Join two esteemed professors as they explore the crossroads of WWII’s conclusion and Animal Farm‘s publication—and how these events shaped both Churchill and Orwell, as well as their intellectual legacies.

Video Lessons

01: Great Conversations: Churchill and Orwell (29 min)

Marking the 75th anniversary of WWII’s end and Animal Farm‘s publication, this lecture examines the ideological clashes and surprising parallels between these two towering 20th-century figures.