Dr Catherine Gomes

Position

Senior Lecturer

School /
Work Unit

Media and Communication

Contact Details

+(61 3) 9925 5068

catherine.gomes@rmit.edu.au

Location

Building: 9
Level: 4
Room: 26

City Campus

College/Portfolio

Design & Social Context

 

Catherine Gomes

Key activities

Catherine is an ARC Early Career Researcher Fellow (2013-2016) working on a project that uncovers the evolving cultural and social identities of transient migrants (international students and professional guest workers) in Australia and Singapore through their consumption and engagement with the media (screen and digital). In addition, Catherine has written on identity, gender, ethnicity and race in Chinese cinemas as well as on the social roles and networks of international students in Australia. Catherine has also taught Asian Studies and Communication Studies in the School of Media and Communication.

Qualifications

  • PhD, Department of Historical Studies, University of Melbourne
  • MA, Department of English Language and Literature, National University of Singapore
  • BA (Hons), Department of History, University of Western Australia

Professional interests

  • Member, Asian Studies Association of Australia
  • Member, Asian Australian Studies Research Network
  • Member, Asia Association for Global Studies

Editorial boards

Current

Ethnicity and Race in a Changing World: A Review Journal , University of Manchester

Past

Aedificamus: The Queen’s Journal, Queen’s College, University of Melbourne

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