Dr Monika Fratczak
BA, MA, PhD
School of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relations
Teaching Associate
• Ethics Lead 2023/2024
Full contact details
School of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relations
The Wave
2 Whitham Road
Sheffield
S10 2AH
- Profile
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Monika has been a teaching associate in the Department of Sociological Studies since October 2022. Before starting her current role, she held a variety of research positions at the UoS including two large-scale projects: Patterns in Practice (AHRC-funded) and Living with Data (Nuffield-funded).
Monika's PhD research explored emotional responses and (potential) democratic participation through data visualisation about climate change in two different national contexts.
She has been an Associate Fellow of the HEA since 2021 and completed the Aurora Women in Higher Education Leadership Programme in 2023.
- Qualifications
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- Ph.D. in Sociology (СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield, England)
- MA Sociology (Adam Mickiewicz СŷÊÓƵ, Poznan, Poland)
- BA Sociology (Adam Mickiewicz СŷÊÓƵ, Poznan, Poland)
- Research interests
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- Digital media
- AI and machine learning
- Data (visualisation)
- Emotions
- Mobilisations and political participation
- Publications
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Journal articles
- . Big Data and Society, 11(4).
- . Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies, 30(6), 2025-2041.
- . AoIR Selected Papers of Internet Research.
- Can Datavis Make Unpalatable Data More Enjoyable?. Nightingale. Journal of the Data Visualisation Society.
- . Significance, 19(2), 6-7.
Chapters
- , Dialogues in Data Power (pp. 138-158). Bristol СŷÊÓƵ Press
- , Lecture Notes in Computer Science (pp. 54-61). Springer Nature Switzerland
- Internet user as an active recipient. The compensatory function of humour and satire based on the example of the cartoons of Marek Raczkowski In Heller W & Janiak AM (Ed.), Speech in public space Poland: Adam Mickiewicz СŷÊÓƵ Press, Poznan.
Conference proceedings papers
- Values, emotions and beliefs within generative AI arts practice. Patterns in practice: Values, beliefs and emotions within arts practitioners' engagements with machine learning and data mining.. Values, emotions and beliefs within generative AI arts practice. Patterns in practice: Values, beliefs and emotions within arts practitioners' engagements with machine learning and data mining.
Website content
- The challenges of archiving research data – the Living With Data experience.
- Reflections on the links between Living With Artificial Intelligence BBC Reith Lectures and Living With Data.
- . Big Data and Society, 11(4).
- Grants
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- Postgraduate Writing Scholarship, СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield, UK (2022-2023)
- ESRC White Rose DTC PhD Studentship, СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield, UK (2018-2022)
- Rector’s Award and Grant for the best MA student of the academic year 2011/2012, Adam Mickiewicz СŷÊÓƵ in Poznan, Poland (2012-2013)
- Teaching activities
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2022-2025
Lectures and seminars:
- AI, Algorithms and Society (UG)
- Digital Media in Datafied Society (PGT)
- Researching Society (PGT)
- Academic Skills (PGT)
- Introduction to Digital Methods Research (UG)
2019-2022
Seminars:
- Digital Media in Datafied Society (PGT)
- Social Media, Data and Society (PGT)
- Sociological Imagination (UG)
- Exploring Classical Social Thought (PGT)
- Professional activities and memberships
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- Advance HE, AURORA development programme (2023)
- Advance HE, Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2021)
- Conference organisation the 4th International Data Power conference (2022)
- Peer reviewer for journals and international conferences: AoIR Conference, Social Media + Society
- Member of the WG10 Digital Sociology, the International Sociological Association (2022 -)
- Member of European Communication Research and Education Association (2020 -)