Dr. Rafael Grohmann

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Rafael Grohmann is an Assistant Professor in Media Studies at the University of Toronto, specializing in Critical Platform Studies. He is a former research associate at the University of Oxford and a founding editor of the journal Platforms & Society. His research focuses on digital labor, artificial intelligence in the cultural sector, workers’ organizing efforts, platform cooperativism, and the digital solidarity economy with a particular emphasis on Latin America. Grohmann serves as a Faculty Affiliate at the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society and as a Senior Fellow at Massey College, along with being an Advisory Board Member at the Centre for Culture and Technology. He has published in various academic outlets, including Big Data & Society, New Media & Society, and Information, Communication & Society. His work is recognized on editorial boards of prominent journals such as Communication, Culture & Critique and Big Data & Society.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

2020-01-01 — Present

University of Toronto • Toronto, ON, Canada

Teaching and researching in the field of Media Studies with a focus on critical platform studies and digital economies.

Requirements for University of Toronto

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Appropriate four-year bachelor's degree Background in sociological theory and statistics preferred
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Specialization Notes

Department of Sociology