This project conducts sociotechnical research on the impacts of digital and communications technologies on various aspects of Indian society. Our work examines the ways in which society and communications are changing with access to technology, particularly social media. Researchers associated with this work include Joyojeet Pal (opens in new tab), Monojit Choudhury (opens in new tab), Kalika Bali (opens in new tab), Amit Sharma (opens in new tab) and several talented research fellows and interns.
Our recent work has included research into misinformation (opens in new tab), the gig economy (opens in new tab) in India, online aspects of spiritual practices (opens in new tab), memes in public life (opens in new tab), polarization (opens in new tab), and political speech on social media (opens in new tab). See the Publications tab for more.
- To apply for a research fellowship with the Social Media and Society project, please apply here (opens in new tab).
- To apply for an internship, please apply here (opens in new tab).
- To apply for a postdoctoral opportunity, we are currently hiring for one position at the social media collective (opens in new tab).