Helene Thaa

Helene Thaa is a Lecturer and doctoral student at the University of Basel's Department of Sociology within the Faculty of Humanities. Her research focuses on sociological theory, social philosophy, qualitative research, political sociology, and the sociology of technology and digitalization. She has contributed to studies on digital alienation and transformative technologies in the workplace.

• Education:
  • Bachelor's and Master's in Sociology (Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg)
  • Minor in Islamic Studies (Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg)
  • Study abroad experiences at Sapienza Roma and University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
• Projects:
  • 2019–present: Assistant in project "Digital alienation and appropriation of work: experiences of alienation in heterogeneous digital forms of work"
  • Completed: "Work, Future, Society - Alienation and Imaginaries of Social Transformation in Digital Work Environments"
• Publications:
  • 2025: Co-author on "Alienation in the Algorithmic Labor of Search Engine Optimization Specialists" (New Technology, Work and Employment)
  • 2024: Co-author on "Building the Future? Software Workers' Imaginaries of Technology" (TripleC)
  • 2023: Co-author on "Analysis and Critique of Capitalism" (Sociological Problems)

Contact: helene.thaa@unibas.ch