Robert W. Gehl
Department of Communication & Media Studies
Associate Professor
Ontario Research Chair in Digital Governance for Social Justice
Email: rwg@yorku.ca
Primary website: Homepage
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Accepting New Graduate Students
*NB: I am now seeking grad students and post-docs: please see https://fossacademic.tech/2023/07/02/GradStudentsPostDocs.html for more information.*
Dr. Robert W. Gehl is an associate professor in the Department of Communication and Media Studies at York University and Ontario Research Chair in Digital Governance for Social Justice.
He is a Fulbright scholar and award-winning author whose research focuses on contemporary communication technologies. Before joining York University as an Ontario Research Chair of Digital Governance for Social Justice, he held an endowed research chair at Louisiana Tech.
He has published over two dozen articles in journals such as New Media & Society, Communication Theory, Social Media + Society, and Media, Culture and Society. His books include Reverse Engineering Social Media, Weaving the Dark Web and Social Engineering, published in 2022 by MIT Press. He also has published a co-edited collection of essays, Socialbots and Their Friends.
Degrees
Ph.D., Cultural Studies (George Mason University)M.A., English (Western Michigan University)
B.S., English (Central Michigan University)
Appointments
Faculty of Graduate StudiesResearch Interests
- Nancy Baym Book Award by Association of Internet Researchers -
Current Research Projects
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Summary:
This project engages with activists building ethical alternative social media, social media that are more democratically run that their corporate counterparts.
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter 2025 | GS/STS6001 3.0 | M | Intro. to Science & Technology Studies | SEMR |
*NB: I am now seeking grad students and post-docs: please see https://fossacademic.tech/2023/07/02/GradStudentsPostDocs.html for more information.*
Dr. Robert W. Gehl is an associate professor in the Department of Communication and Media Studies at York University and Ontario Research Chair in Digital Governance for Social Justice.
He is a Fulbright scholar and award-winning author whose research focuses on contemporary communication technologies. Before joining York University as an Ontario Research Chair of Digital Governance for Social Justice, he held an endowed research chair at Louisiana Tech.
He has published over two dozen articles in journals such as New Media & Society, Communication Theory, Social Media + Society, and Media, Culture and Society. His books include Reverse Engineering Social Media, Weaving the Dark Web and Social Engineering, published in 2022 by MIT Press. He also has published a co-edited collection of essays, Socialbots and Their Friends.
Degrees
Ph.D., Cultural Studies (George Mason University)M.A., English (Western Michigan University)
B.S., English (Central Michigan University)
Appointments
Faculty of Graduate StudiesResearch Interests
Awards
- Nancy Baym Book Award by Association of Internet Researchers -
Current Research Projects
-
Summary:
This project engages with activists building ethical alternative social media, social media that are more democratically run that their corporate counterparts.
All Publications
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter 2025 | GS/STS6001 3.0 | M | Intro. to Science & Technology Studies | SEMR |
