Jonathan J. Felix

Jonathan J. Felix

Associate Lecturer, Media, Communication and Culture Studies
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Details

  • College: School of Communication & Design
  • Department: School of Communication & Design
  • Campus: Saigon South Campus Vietnam
  • jonathan.felix@rmit.edu.vn

Open to

  • Membership of an advisory committee
  • Collaborative projects
  • Join a web conference as a panellist or speaker
  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision

About

I am a transdisciplinary academic at the intersection of various fields, including Cultural Studies, Media and Communications, Sociology, and Higher Education. My teaching and research are informed by poststructuralist thought, having 17+ years of experience in transnational higher education.

 

Throughout my career, I have co-designed several learning experiences, including a Media and Design diploma programme jointly approved by Pearson (UK) and the Accreditation Council of Trinidad and Tobago (ACTT), aligned with the Caribbean Qualification Framework (CQF). I currently develop educational content and coordinate courses across various disciplines in the humanities and social sciences.

 

My core research interests lie within the Sociology of Education and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning concerning education policy and human capital formation in global south contexts. Other areas of my research also include Digital Cultures and Alternative Media. I have served as a peer reviewer, editor and author for several academic publications, including my role as an associate editor for the Southeast Asian Media Studies Journal.

 

I am a Visiting Fellow of the International and Comparative Education Research Group at the Universiti Brunei Darussalam (ICE-UBD) and hold fellowships with Advance HE (AFHEA) and Chandigarh University. My ongoing work involves funded research on navigating education and work pathways into the creative industries using generative AI and a design education learning model concerning the use of live coding.

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Research fields

  • 390303 Higher education
  • 390203 Sociology of education
  • 3902 Education policy, sociology and philosophy
  • 4701 Communication and media studies
  • 4702 Cultural studies
  • 3901 Curriculum and pedagogy
  • 330316 Visual communication design (incl. graphic design)

UN sustainable development goals

  • 4 Quality Education
  • 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth

Academic positions

  • Associate Editor
  • South East Asian Media Studies Journal
  • Manila, Philippines
  • 2024 – Present
  • Member - School of Communication & Design (SCD) Learning and Teaching Committee
  • RMIT Vietnam
  • Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  • 2023 – Present
  • Visiting Fellow
  • Universiti Brunei Darussalam
  • International and Comparative Education Research Group
  • Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
  • 2020 – Present
  • Associate Lecturer, Media, Communication and Cultural Studies
  • RMIT Vietnam
  • Professional Communication
  • Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  • 2019 – Present
  • Programme Leader (Design)
  • London College for Design and Fashion
  • Design
  • Hanoi, Viet Nam
  • 2018 – 2019
  • Associate Course Leader - BA (Hons) Graphic Design
  • University of Sunderland
  • Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries
  • Sunderland, United Kingdom
  • 2013 – 2018
  • Senior Academic Programme Leader
  • SBCS Global Learning Institute
  • Centre for Media, Communication and Design
  • Trincity, Trinidad and Tobago
  • 2013 – 2018
  • Lecturer
  • SBCS Global Learning Institute
  • Centre for Media, Communication and Design
  • Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
  • 2012 – Present
  • Marketing and Public Relations Officer
  • College of Science, Technology and Applied Arts of Trinidad and Tobago
  • Division of Institutional Advancement
  • Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
  • 2008 – 2013
  • Teaching Assistant
  • Patna River Estate Government Primary
  • Patna Village, Trinidad and Tobago
  • 2005 – 2005

Non-academic positions

  • Trinidad and Tobago Country Expert, Digital Society Project
  • University of Gothenburg
  • Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Institute
  • Gothenburg, Sweden
  • 2023 – 2025
  • Diaspora Consultant, National Digital Transformation Strategy (DigitalTT) 2023-2026
  • Ministry of Digital Transformation
  • Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
  • 2023 – 2023
  • Policy Reviewer, National Diaspora Policy
  • Embassy of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
  • Beijing, China
  • 2021 – 2021
  • Mentoring by the Masters - Enterprise of the Arts Fellowship
  • Ministry of Community Development, Culture, and the Arts
  • Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
  • 2018 – 2018
  • Creative Consultant
  • Hand Arnold Credit Union
  • San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago
  • 2015 – 2017
  • Communication Designer and Consultant
  • Freelance
  • Diego Martin, Trinidad and Tobago
  • 2003 – Present

Teaching interests

Communication and media studies
Cultural studies
Visual communication design
Textual research methods
Case study research

Research interests

Higher education
Education policy, sociology and philosophy
Sociology of education
Curriculum and pedagogy
Communication and media studies
Cultural studies

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