Laura Beers
@Fiery_Particle
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Historian of modern Britain. New book, Orwell's Ghosts: Wisdom and Warnings for the Twentieth Century, out now: https://t.co/8PS2ma2PRP
Joined November 2014
Release day! First sighting of Orwell’s Ghosts in the wild (really at the Rockville Barnes & Noble) - and they had me sign it! @wwnorton
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Really proud to be included on this list! I'm not on X much at all anymore, but you can follow me on bluesky @fieryparticle.bsky.social
And the finalists for this year's @latimes Book Prize for Biography are... Laura Beers (@Fiery_Particle) Cynthia Carr Jessica Goudeau (@jessica_goudeau) Alexis Pauline Gumbs Pamela D. Toler Congratulations, authors!! 🎉 https://t.co/QwKGRdFy9Q
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She was also, more pertinently, personal private sec to the Min of Health during the 1929 Labour govt and Min of Edu from ‘45-47 — two posts that taught her the art of balancing compassion and a commitment to social justice with tough fiscal constraints. @RachelReevesMP
🚨 NEW: Rachel Reeves has swapped out a portrait of Margaret Thatcher’s Chancellor, Nigel Lawson, for one of Ellen Wilkinson, a founding member of the Communist Party of Great Britain
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She was the first female Minister of Education, fought for justice, equality, women's rights, workers rights, international relations, and was one of the leading political voices against the rise of Fascism in 1930s Europe. Great choice, @RachelReevesMP.
🚨 NEW: Rachel Reeves has swapped out a portrait of Margaret Thatcher’s Chancellor, Nigel Lawson, for one of Ellen Wilkinson, a founding member of the Communist Party of Great Britain
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Interested in some life-long learning? It's still not too late to register for my three-class course on George Orwell and the modern world. The first Zoom class begins tomorrow (9/5) at 1pm eastern.
What does it really mean to call something Orwellian? Discuss this and more starting on 9/5 with Laura Beers author of Orwell’s Ghosts: Wisdoms and Warnings for the Twentieth-Century. https://t.co/2MqALSxs7i
#Orwellian #georgeOrwell
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75 years after Nineteen Eighty-Four, this course reexamines Orwell's writing and its relevance today. Explore censorship, free speech, inequality, and more. What does "Orwellian" really mean? Find out with @Fiery_Particle. Register: https://t.co/BNDXvAQ3Am
#Orwell #Literature
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I'm doing a book event at Elaine's bookstore in Alexandria on Sunday, Sept. 8. Come join if you're in town! https://t.co/LWznPD8lz0
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Laura Beers, author of Orwell's Ghosts in conversation with Jeff Higgins at Elaine's Restaurant in Alexandria. Book signing to follow.
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Me on BookTV!
What does it mean for something to be "Orwellian?" @Fiery_Particle, author of "Orwell's Ghosts" explains. Watch more: https://t.co/JPsf1RaLAZ
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Free tonight? Come see me discuss Orwell and contemporary politics with @SmithInAmerica at Politics and Prose
Friday, join @Fiery_Particle to discuss ORWELL'S GHOSTS - exploring George Orwell’s still-radical ideas and why they are critical today - 7PM @ Conn Ave - https://t.co/XOmnN5TqsA
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On the podcast | Laura Beers (@Fiery_Particle) explores the life and times of the writer responsible for conjuring up 'Animal Farm' and 'Nineteen Eighty-Four': https://t.co/aUAXdIhu7E
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Confused about what Orwellian actually means and how his work is relevant in our current political moment? Read Orwell’s Ghosts
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I laughed so hard I nearly spit out my coffee reading when I got to this line of the article this morning 😂
“This sudden outpouring of sympathy for a man he recently called ‘a broken-down old pile of crap’ was somewhat surprising.” https://t.co/73gVyBzJc8
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Putting together my fall course pages is easily my least favorite part of the summer. My 🧠 invariable manages to forget every non-intuitive Canvas feature between May and August 🤯 🤯 🤯
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I had a great time talking Orwell with @phil_tinline last week. If you are around Leeds this Wednesday 7/8, come hear me and @AndrewThorpe4 talk about the book at @WstonesLeeds. Tickets available at
A wonderful discussion of all things Orwell @WaterstonesTraf last night: Laura Beers (@Fiery_Particle, author of #OrwellsGhosts) in conversation with @phil_tinline (#TheDeathOfConsensus)
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Listen! @Fiery_Particle talks to @NewBooksCritThe about the brilliant “Orwell’s Ghosts: Wisdom and Warnings for the 21st Century”
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My sister @beeeeeers told me yesterday that the Orwell's Ghosts holds up well listened to at 2x speed. If you have an Audiobooks account, you can get the book half off at the link below: https://t.co/EpgIToH0cP
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For the seventy-fifth anniversary of 1984, Laura Beers explores George Orwell's still-radical ideas and why they are critical today. George Orwell devoted his career to exposing social injustice and...
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If you’re around Central London tomorrow, come see me talk #OrwellsGhosts in conversation with @phil_tinline at @WaterstonesTraf
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Join @Fiery_Particle Laura Beers for two talks in London celebrating the release of #OrwellsGhosts — a timely look at #Orwell's writing and its role in today's #culturewars.' [A] lucid, engaging study.' — @NewYorker See 🧵below for more info.
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💡✒️📖 Join @Fiery_Particle (Laura Beers) for two talks in London celebrating the release of #OrwellsGhosts — a timely look at #Orwell's writing and its role in today's #culturewars. '[A] lucid, engaging study.' — @NewYorker See 🧵 below for more info.
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