Kath Bassett

Kath Bassett is Lecturer in Sociology and Social Media at the University of York. Their research ethnographically explores how social-locative media platforms govern mobilities, urban economies, and touristic development. Current projects examine the algorithmic shaping of hospitality work, travel agents’ navigation of CRS system biases in the late 20th century, the gamification and nudging of self-care apps, and mobile/place-based pedagogies. They are Programme Leader for three PGT programmes—Social Media and Social Research, Interactive Technologies, and Management—and Co-Producer of the Sociologically Imagining York podcasted-walk.