1984 Today

1984 Today

We will read this article on Day 1 in class, together.

http://www.npr.org/2013/06/08/189792140/our-surveillance-society-what-orwell-and-kafka-might-say

Then, you will be assigned one of the following articles to read individually and will compose a response to it.

1. Wired Home Keeps Tabs on Aging Parents   http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129104664 

2. You MUST read 1984 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/26/books/why-1984-is-a-2017-must-read.html

3.  Four Eerie Similarities  https://mic.com/articles/166589/1984-book-here-are-4-eerie-similarities-to-trump-s-america#.PXrIUCBjm

4. 1984 Today   http://mic.com/articles/49409/4-predictions-from-orwell-s-1984-that-are-coming-true-today

5. Trump and Orwell https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jan/25/george-orwell-donald-trump-kellyanne-conway-1984


6. North Korea  http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2013/12/16/after_execution_north_korean_media_delete_tens_of_thousands_of_stories_about.html

7. Prisons  http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/02/science/02see.html?_r=3&

8. Companies Watching Consumers  http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/19/magazine/shopping-habits.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

9. Big Brother isn't just watching: workplace surveillance can track your every move
  https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/06/workplace-surveillance-big-brother-technology

10.  Big Brother Today Editorial   http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/03/opinion/beale-1984-now/index.html

11. SnapChat Article  http://adammclane.com/2013/08/22/why-you-should-delete-snapchat/

12. Living in 1984? http://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/so-are-we-living-in-1984

13. Orwell Modern Day America (2 pages!) http://www.opednews.com/articles/Orwell-s-1984-becoming-a-by-michael-payne-100429-640.html

14. Are We There Yet? http://www.crisismagazine.com/2013/orwells-1984-are-we-there-yet

15. America is 1984 http://www.infowars.com/americans-are-now-living-in-a-society-that-rivals-orwells-1984/


16. Trump's America https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/orwells-1984-and-trumps-america

17. 2017 Isn't 1984 http://theconversation.com/2017-isnt-1984-its-stranger-than-orwell-imagined-71971

18. Orwellian World http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/07/24/we-are-still-living-in-an-orwellian-world/

19. Modern Surveillance Society http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/futuretense/1984-and-our-modern-surveillance-society%C2%A0/5631512

20. 1984 Best Seller AGAIN  https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/george-orwells-1984-best-seller-heres-resonates-now

21. We Are Living... http://capitalistcreations.com/we-are-living-in-george-orwells-1984/

22. Trump Owes Orwell https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/10/09/donald-trump-owes-george-orwell-for-1984-memory-hole-brian-klaas-column/746119001/

23. 5 Times https://www.bustle.com/articles/193033-5-times-george-orwells-1984-predicted-the-future