Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Office Hours
Spring 2026: January 20-May 1
Mondays & Wednesdays: 3:15 PM – 4:45 PM
Location: 269 Evans Hall until March 20th
How it works: There is no need to email or make an appointment—just drop in. You may have to wait if there is someone else already there. I will talk to you in the order you arrive. Please know that I will do my best to meet with every student, even if it’s past our official end time.
How it works: There is no need to email or make an appointment—just drop in. You may have to wait if there is someone else already there. I will talk to you in the order you arrive. Please know that I will do my best to meet with every student, even if it’s past our official end time.
Shreeharsh is an interpretive social scientist interested in understanding how our new computing infrastructures of humans, algorithms, software, and data (or AI, as it’s all called these days) are changing labor, work practices, and expertise.
PUBLICATIONS
Kelkar, Shreeharsh. “Post-truth and the Search for Objectivity: Political Polarization and the Remaking of Knowledge Production.” Engaging Science, Technology, and Society 5 (2019): 86-106.
Kelkar, Shreeharsh. “Engineering a platform: The construction of interfaces, users, organizational roles, and the division of labor.” New Media & Society 20, no. 7 (2018): 2629-2646. Ungated pre-print available on SocArXiv.
Video Faculty Profile: https://youtu.be/WO4E9cMNOq4
Courses taught
- ISF 100A: Introduction to Social Theory and Cultural Analysis
- ISF C100G: Introduction to Science, Technology, and Society
- ISF 100J: The Social Life of Computing
- ISF 189: Interdisciplinary Research Methods
- ISF 190: Senior Thesis
- skelkar@berkeley.edu
- Website
- 269 Evans Hall