Paula Bialski
Paula Bialski
Prof. Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Digital Sociology
SHSS-HSG
Büro 52-7106
Müller-Friedberg-Strasse 8
9000 St. Gallen
Büro 52-7106
Müller-Friedberg-Strasse 8
9000 St. Gallen
Publications
Main Focuses
Ethnography
Digital Sociology
Science and technology studies (STS)
Fields of research
Ethnographies of hacker and programmer cultures
Mobilities studies
Study of infrastructure, maintenance and repair
Intimacy & friendship
Digitalisation of everyday life
Further fields of research
Digital media’s impact on climate change
Qualitative research methods
Education
- Doctoral degree in Sociology, Lancaster University (2007-2011)
- Masters degree in Sociology, University of Warsaw, Poland (2004-2007)
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada (2001-2004)
Professional Career
- Junior Professor for Digital Sociality, Institute for Culture and Aesthetics of Digital Media, Leuphana University Lüneburg (November 2017-March 2020)
- Visiting Research Fellow, Institute for Advanced Study Konstanz, University of Konstanz (October 2016 – March 2017)
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Digital Cultures Research Lab, Luneburg (2013-2017); this includes being an affiliated Ethnographer, “Reconfiguring Anonymity - Contemporary Forms of Reciprocity, Identifiability and Accountability in Transformation,” led by Prof. Michi Knecht, University of Bremen (2015-2019)
- Assistant Coordinator, Major Digital Media bachelor program, Leuphana University (October 2013-March 2020)
- Postdoctoral Research Associate HafenCity University Hamburg (2012-2013)
- Ethnographer, Low-Budget Urbanity Research Initiative, HafenCity University (2012-2013)
- Lecturer, Department of Cultural and Media Studies, Warsaw School of Social Sciences and Humanities (2010 –2011)
- Ethnographer for Nuffield Foundation small-grant funded project “Polish Migration to the UK: The Material Effects of Imagined Geographies,” led by Dr. Nick Gill, Department of Geography, Lancaster University (October, 2008 – March, 2009)
- Research Assistant for University of Warsaw funded project “Trust Networks: Analyzing the Structure and Function of Trust,” Department of Sociology, University of Warsaw (January, 2007 – April, 2007)
Teaching Activities
- Programmers, Hackers, and Hacks: The People and Practices Behind Our Machines (Spring 2020)
- Integrative Portfolio (Winter and Spring Semesters 2020/2021)
- Software Cultures - Uncovering the Secret World of our Digital Society (Winter 2020)
- The Glamourous Ordinary: Making Films about Work (Winter 2020)
- Sound & Society (Spring 2021)
Projects
- “Zukunft machen. Vergangene und gegenwärtige Zukünfte des Silicon Valleys,” funded by the VolkswagenStiftung with Leuphana University Luneburg, September 2019-present. (Principal Investigator)"
- Neugestaltung der Anonymität - Aktuelle Formen der Gegenseitigkeit, Identifizierbarkeit und Verantwortlichkeit in der Transformation", gefördert von der VolkswagenStiftung, Oktober 2013 - Dezember 2019 (Forschungsteam)
Affiliations
- European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (EASST)
- European Association of Social Anthropologists
Additional Information
Aside from her academic career, you can listen to her music, with her band Paula & Karol, here: www.youtube.com/user/PaulaKarolOfficial