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Tom Rodgers
PhD Student

Biography

BA (hons) Sociology (York): First Class
MA Social Research (York): Distinction  

Born in Aberystwyth, Tom first encountered Sociology as an A-level student at Ponteland Community High School, Northumberland. After A-level study, Tom came to the Department of Sociology at York as an undergraduate in 2006, graduating in the summer of 2009 with a BA honours in single subject Sociology. He has recently completed an ESRC-recognised MA in Social Research here at York as part of an ESRC 1+3 (open competition award) scholarship programme, awarded in autumn 2009. He is now working on his PhD thesis, which looks at the generation and dynamics of digital labour-value in online games.

Aside from academic study, Tom has a strong interest in music composition and performance – especially for guitar, orchestra, and/or piano; he is currently collaborating on a number of small-scale composition projects in his spare time. Other areas of interest include science fiction, short story writing, and badminton.

Tom Rodgers

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Thomas Rodgers
PhD Student
Department of Sociology
University of York
Heslington
YORK
North Yorkshire
YO10 5DD