CV
Åsa Rosenberg
PhD student, Department of Sociology, Göteborg university
Short Bio
I grew up in the suburbs of Stockholm, started playing around with computers (Atari ST) when I was about 10, was an exchange student in the USA 1992-1993, worked as a web developer after high school and started studying at the university in 2003. My primary academic interests are theory of science, research ethics, cybersociology, criminology and feminist theory. I have some experience in leading seminars and instructing students for their bachelors thesis. I will be doing my PhD at Göteborg university, department of Sociology between 2007-2011.
Education
2006 Bachelor’s degree in sociology
Fields of Interest
Cybersociology, Theory of Science, Feminist Theory, Research Ethics, Criminology.
Reviews
Social Consequences of Internet Use: Access, Involvement, and Interaction at RCCS
Papers and presentations
2009-01-14 “Goffman meets Gunbound: structured interaction in children’s online multiplayer gaming” article draft presented at the Department of Sociology, University of Gothenburg. Commentator: Live Stretmo.
2008-10-16 “A cultural sociological approach to Second Life”. Paper presented at the Association of Internet Researchers conference Internet Research 9.0, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2008-10-08 “Ethics and (N)ethnography”. A lecture on methods and ethics in internet research as part of the course Social Studies Methods (SM1370). Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg.
2008-03-15 “Nya rum - nya möjligheter?”, “New rooms - new possibilities?” A talk at Göteborgs Konsthall (Center for contemporary art in Gotheburg) about the differences and similarities in social organization between virtual and physical environments.
2008-03-05, “A cultural sociological approach to Second Life”. Working paper (PhD proposal) presented at the Department of Sociology, University of Gothenburg. Commentator: Helena Holgersson.
2007-10-24, “Virtual Worlds – Real Worlds, A seminar on social research in virtual worlds and ethics and methods in online ethnography”. Open seminar at the Department of Sociology, University of Gothenburg
2007-10-17 “Diffrent application – diffrent ethics? Second Life in contrast to other (online) research environments.” Working Paper paper presented at the Doctoral Colloquium at the Association of Internet Researchers conference Internet Research 8.0, Vancouver, Canada.
2006-11-13, 2007-04-16, 2007-11-05, 2008-03-31 Seminar leader on how to write academic essays for the course Trafficking - (Il)legal trade with humans, animals and goods. Museion, University of Gothenburg.
Rosenberg, Åsa & Soininen, Jessica. (2006). Internationella Torget 2006 - En uppföljning av besökare och utvärdering av verksamheten. [A quantitative study of visistors to “Internationella Torget” at the Swedish book fair in Göteborg 2006.]
Rosenberg, Åsa. (2006). Ovilligt eller ofrivilligt sex? En sociologisk vinjett- och intervjustudie. C-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet, Sociologiska Institutionen. [”Unwanted or forced sex? A vignette- and interview-based sociological study”. Bachelors thesis using CMC to investigate perceptions of sexual coercion.]
2005 (Aug through Dec) Seminar leader for Save The Children Sweden, in project Ellen on young women and human rights.
2004 Gender and technoloy. Lecture/workshop for unemployed young women at Magasin 15 medieverkstad in Trollhättan.
Service
President, Graduate Student Group, Department of Sociology Göteborg University, 2007-2008
Graduate Student Representative, Association of Internet Researchers, 2007-
Volunteer (seminar leader) for Save The Children Sweden, in project Ellen on young women and human rights, aug- Dec 2005
Professional Affiliations
Association of Internet Researchers
Swedish Sociological Association
Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction
Additional Skills
- Web development (most recently, redesign of aoir.org)
- Photography
Employment
2001-2002 Department manager, Large Medium AB (now part of Lowe Brindfors)
1998-2001 Web developer, Large Medium AB and Context Development Group AB
