Perspectives: OGR Proposal

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  1. Hi Rhia, your research looks really good so far in terms of content and quality. It would be a good idea to make further use of academic journals, as these are usfeul for linking theory to practice. I've linked to a few example searches to show what's available:

    Orwell, 1984, Foucalt: http://ucreative.summon.serialssolutions.com/search?s.q=orwell+1984+foucault&ln=en_UK#!/search?ho=t&fvf=ContentType,Journal%20Article,f&l=en&q=orwell%201984%20foucault

    Orwell 1984 dystopia: http://ucreative.summon.serialssolutions.com/search?s.q=orwell+1984+foucault&ln=en_UK#!/search?ho=t&fvf=ContentType,Journal%20Article,f&l=en&q=orwell%201984%20dystopia

    Orwell 1984 postmodern*: http://ucreative.summon.serialssolutions.com/search?s.q=orwell+1984+foucault&ln=en_UK#!/search?ho=t&fvf=ContentType,Journal%20Article,f&l=en&q=orwell%201984%20postmodern*

    There is also an e-book available via the Library called On Nineteen Eighty-Four : Orwell and Our Future which you may find helpful. You can access it via https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/ucreative-ebooks/reader.action?docID=617523&query=.

    It might also be relevant to take a look at the political and historical context in which George Orwell wrote 1984. This article is a good starting point: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21337504

    Andrew

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  2. Chapter 1 - Focus on Utopias only with a plan to conclude that a) Utopias are different for everyone but b) they share the same characteristic (i.e. they represent a fixed point). This sets up the issue of structuralism vs poststructuralism - i.e. Derrida critiques structuralism (fixed points) because he argues that those 'fixed points' are actually representations of cultural bias/invisible prejudice/covert ideology. Put more simply, we distrust Utopias because they represent 'fixed points' and thus represent cultural bias/invisible prejudice/covert ideology.

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