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MissYijia (Yika) Gu

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Graduate Researcher

Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Communication and Creative Arts

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  • Graduate Researcher
    Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Communication and Creative Arts
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

BIO

Yijia (Yika) Gu is a PhD candidate at the School of Communication and Creative Arts, Deakin University. Her research explores the intersections of digital media, gender, and feminism in contemporary China, with a particular focus on Chinese feminist podcasting and Asian digital cultures.

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT

  • Graduate Researcher
    Deakin University, Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Communication and Creative Arts

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Sessional Academic (Tutor)
    Deakin University, Creative Arts and Communication, Burwood, AustraliaMar 2025 - present
  • Sessional Academic (Tutor)
    Monash University, Melbourne, AustraliaSep 2025 - present
  • Research Assistant
    Deakin University, The Alfred Deakin Institute (ADI) Collaborative Research Programme, Melbourne, AustraliaMay 2024 - May 2025

DEGREES

  • Master of Communication, Public Relations
    Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
  • Master of Arts, TESOL
    University College London, London, United Kingdom
  • Bachelor of Arts, English Language and Literature
    Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Chinese (Mandarin)
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review

FIELDS OF RESEARCH

  • Communication and media studies
  • Asian cultural studies

AREA/FACULTY

  • Faculty of Arts and Education

DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE/DISCIPLINE

  • School of Communication and Creative Arts