Are the new technologies good for workers

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Technology has had a significant impact on a wide variety of jobs. Compare and contrast the impact of surveillance technologies and automation on work and working conditions. Are these new technologies good for workers? Take a position and explain why. You should incorporate as much course material as possible (lectures, films and readings), including references to at least 4 of the following course readings:

Clifton, Judith, Amy Glasmeier and Mia Gray. 2020. "When Machines Think for Us: The Consequences for Work and Place." Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society 13(3): 2-23.

Tarnoff, Ben. 2016. "Four Futures: Life After Capitalism Review - Will Robots Bring Utopia or Terror?" The Guardian, 1-4.

Graeber, David. 2013. "On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs: A Work Rant." strike.coop magazine: 1-10

Moore, Phoebe V. "Tracking." International Political Economy of Everyday Life. i-peel.org

Ramsaroop, Chris. 2019. "Reality Check 101: Rethinking the Impact of Automation and Surveillance on Farm Workers." points.datasociety.net, 1-8.

Choudry, Aziz. 2019. "Lessons Learnt, Lessons Lost: Pedagogies of Repression, Thoughtcrime, and the Sharp Edge of State Power" In Activists and the Surveillance State: Learning from Repression edited by Aziz Choudry, 3-22.

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