The course explores the different types of platform labour around the world, including micro-work, gig work and social media platforms. It presents aspects of the platformization of labour, as algorithmic management, datafication, work conditions and platform infrastructures. The course also emphasizes workers' organization, platform cooperativism and platform prototypes.
[Enrolment in the Major program in Media and Communication Studies and [MDSA10H3 or (MDSA01H3)] and MDSA11H3 and [MDSA13H3 or (MDSA02H3)]] or [Enrolment in the Minor Program in Media Studies and MDSA11H3 and [MDSA13H3 or (MDSA02H3)]]
