Tutor information
Geoff Andrews
Geoff Andrews is a historian in the politics department of The Open University and has been a tutor for many years at Oxford University’s Department for Continuing Education where he was also a Visiting Fellow in Michaelmas Term 2024. He is the author of several books on aspects of twentieth century Britain, including the history of political ideas and movements, the history of the British Communist Party and three full-length political biographies. His new book, Radicals: the Working Classes and the Making of Modern Britain will is published by Yale University Press in 2026. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the Royal Society of Arts.
Courses
Study George Orwell’s writings in the context of the inter-war depression, Spanish Civil War and Cold War, exploring his ideas on class, Englishness, fascism, communism and their relevance today.