The representation of ideology: Orwell’s (re)reading of ‘Boys’ Weeklies’
The aim of this paper is to unmask the underlying assumptions of Orwell’s reading strategy in order to illustrate that texts written from a conscious and specific ideological perspective is much more vulnerable to ideological “unmasking” than texts which do not have such a specific ideological bias....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Afrikaans |
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1990-05-01
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| Series: | Literator |
| Online Access: | https://literator.org.za/index.php/literator/article/view/816 |
| Summary: | The aim of this paper is to unmask the underlying assumptions of Orwell’s reading strategy in order to illustrate that texts written from a conscious and specific ideological perspective is much more vulnerable to ideological “unmasking” than texts which do not have such a specific ideological bias. A number of key aspects with regard to commitment, ideology and representation are identified and used as criteria for a critical reading of “Boys’ Weeklies”, one of Orwell’s most famous essays. |
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| ISSN: | 0258-2279 2219-8237 |