Dr. Catherine Earl
Details
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College: School of Communication & Design
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Department: School of Communication & Design
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Campus: Saigon South Campus Vietnam
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catherine.earl@rmit.edu.vn
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ORCID: 0000-0002-7979-5453
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
About
Catherine Earl is a social anthropologist, policy analyst and community educator. She is a highly experienced qualitative researcher and she has conducted ethnographic fieldwork and sensory studies in and around Ho Chi Minh City since 2000. Her research focuses on the rise of Vietnam’s middle classes, mobilities, urbanisation and public space, changing nature of work and welfare, ageing, gender equity and inclusion in contemporary Vietnam and Australia. She leads action research projects on sustainability and social transformation in Ho Chi Minh City and fostering creativity and higher education in the ASEAN region.
Research fields
- 470202 Asian cultural studies
- 390303 Higher education
- 441010 Sociology of gender
UN sustainable development goals
- 5 Gender Equality
- 10 Reduced Inequalities
- 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
- 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
- 17 Partnerships for the Goals
Academic positions
- Associate Professor
- RMIT Vietnam
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- 1 Jan 2025 – Present
- Senior Lecturer
- RMIT Vietnam
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- 1 Jan 2023 – 31 Dec 2024
- Lecturer
- RMIT Vietnam
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- 30 Sep 2019 – 31 Dec 2022
Research interests
older workers, workforce policy, welfare changes, retirement, middle classes, gender, mobilities, senses, social anthropology, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam