Book & Film Groups
Surveillance State: Inside China’s Quest to Launch a New Era of Social Control
This winter Dr. Diana M. Wood and NCTA Alumni Cindy McNulty will lead a free asynchronous discussion group for NCTA alumni educators on Surveillance State: Inside China’s Quest to Launch a New Era of Social Control, by Josh Chin and Liza Lin. These Wall Street Journal reporters examine the astonishing reach and personal consequences of China’s expanding surveillance network. Topics include: the use of technology to control the Uyghurs of Xinjiang, Hangzhou as a model “smart city,” Chinese attitudes toward privacy, and the role COVID played in expanding state surveillance.
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- Type of Course:
- Book & Film Groups
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- Audience:
- NCTA Alumni in the University of Pittsburgh Coordinating Site region (PA, OH, MI, WV, MD, AL, MN, DE, LA, IL, KY)
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- Offered to:
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Alabama, Delaware, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
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- Registration and Info:
For Pennsylvania teachers, completion of this book discussion will be worth fourteen Act 48 hours. For teachers in other states, we can provide you with a certificate of completion and/or a personal letter from the instructor. All participants will receive a complimentary copy of the book.
After you register, we will send you a confirmation email and will (depending on your response below) a complimentary copy of the book. You will also receive information on logging on to the Proboards Discussion Board site and a schedule of the readings and assignments.
Registration Deadline: December 20, 2022
