Yichen Zhang

A thoughtfully crafted curriculum

What I appreciated most about the MA Gender, Media & Culture programme was its holistic yet thoughtfully crafted curriculum.  The two core modules alone covered a remarkably broad range of topics, from anti-/post-/decolonialism to ecofeminism, body and affect to diasporic memory, feminist race studies to feminist disability studies, archival methods to spatial analysis, etc.

These modules didn’t just provide academic knowledge – they shaped the way I think and approach the world – certainly in a critical, feminist way.

I can confidently say that much of my current feminist mindset and the feminist life I live now were developed during my time at Goldsmiths. It’s about ‘doing’ feminism. It’s about care, hope, resilience and patience. I will always call Goldsmiths my intellectual home.

Life after Goldsmiths

I am currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Melbourne, funded by the Australian Research Council.

Doing research is one of the ways I ‘do’ feminism. That’s why I really enjoy it!

Advice for future students

Enjoy your time here! If you face any challenges and difficulties, remember that you are not alone.

In terms of the studies, be critical! And always make sure to take care of yourself!