Orwell, Newspeak, Doublethink and Doublespeak

William Lutz is the editor of the Quarterly Review of Doublespeak and has published extensively on the use of language as a tool of power. Among his articles are "Language as a Means of Social control in 1984," "The Rhetoric of Ideological Hegemony," and "Doublespeak: Reading the Media." Dr. Lutz chairs the Department of English at Rutgers University and has researched intensively the teaching of English composition and the design of English curricula.
Part of the National Affairs Series: How Close Have We Come?