Robert W. Gehl is an associate professor in the
Department of Communication at the University of Utah. His research draws on science and technology studies, software studies and critical/cultural studies, and focuses on the intersections between technology, subjectivity and practice. His book, Reverse Engineering Social Media (Temple UP, 2014), explores the architecture and political economy of social media and is the winner of the Association of Internet Researchers Nancy Baym Book award. At Utah, he teaches courses in communication technology, software studies, new media theory and political economy of communication.



