Giang Nguyen-Thu

Dr Giang Nguyen-Thu is a Senior Lecturer and DECRA Research Fellow at the School of Communication and Arts, University of Queensland. She contributes to the Center for Digital Cultures and Societies and explores intersections between media, economic development, and digital temporalities in Vietnam.

• Qualifications: Doctor of Philosophy, University of Queensland

Research Focus

Her research examines digital media’s role in reshaping national identity, labor dynamics, and temporal experiences in Vietnam post-Đổi Mới (1986). Current projects include analyzing digital transaction platforms’ gendered impacts and temporal contradictions in networked Vietnam.

Scientific Contributions

• ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (2024-2027)
• Chief Investigator, ARC Discovery Project 'Digital Transaction Platforms in Asia' (2022-2026)

Publications & Collaboration

She authored the pioneering monograph Television in Post-Reform Vietnam: Nation, Media, Market (2019) and collaborates with scholars like Adrian Athique and Luke Munn.