About
Hello! Trained in media and cultural studies, I have written about games ever since I was an undergraduate student. I now hold a PhD degree from the Graduate School of International Relations, Ritsumeikan University where I researched touristic practices in video game marketing, production, and play.
This website is a phonetic play on my name Cathy Nguyen, but I publish and write under my Vietnamese name Anh-Thu Nguyen (Anh-Thu being one name). If we meet in person, please feel free to call me whatever you like – from KD, Cathy, Cat, or simply Anh-Thu, I have no preference!
2026 April – 2026 September – Independent Scholar
2023 – 2026 PhD Student, Graduate School of International Relations, Ritsumeikan University, Japan
2022 Doctoral level research student, Ritsumeikan University, Japan
2021 Japanese language student, Kyoto University, Japan
2020 Internship at the University of Cologne New York Office in science diplomacy and public relations in higher education (esp. transatlantic partnerships between Germany and the North American landscape)
2018 – 2021 M.A. Media Studies, English Studies University of Cologne, Germany
2017 – 2021 Research Assistant for Dr. Marc Bonner at the University of Cologne
2016 – 2017 Exchange year at Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan
2014 – 2018 B.A. Media Studies, English Studies University of Cologne, Germany