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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.

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Tom Burgis and Patrick Radden Keefe

Corruption, Kleptocrats, and Cuckooland

Patrick Radden Keefe speaks with the investigative journalist Tom Burgis about the power of elites to omit or misrepresent their stories in official narratives.

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Patrick Radden Keefe

Fragile Truths

In this opening lecture of the “Fragile Truths” cycle, Patrick Radden Keefe will speak about how disinformation threatens democratic quality, the challenges faced by investigative journalism, and the importance of writing about the wealthy and powerful.

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Deborah Levy

Deborah Levy

With My Own Voice: Language, Literature, and the Politics of Silence