Orwell scholar John Rodden was a Visiting Professor at Tunghai University in Taichung, Taiwan in 2011-2012. He taught seminars on Orwell, English literature, and public intellectuals and also lectured on his research at major universities around Taiwan. The Tunghai Orwell Lectures, a series of 11 lectures inspired by his lifelong passion for the work of English journalist, writer, and public intellectual George Orwell (1903-1950), were recorded before live audiences from July 4 to July 25, 2012. The lecture series was produced and recorded by Henk Vynckier, Chair of the Department of Foreign languages and Literatures (2010-2013) with assistance from Yichun Liu and Dennis Wei.