Kate Fitch

Dr Kate Fitch is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Media, Film and Journalism at Monash University. Her research foregrounds critical and sociocultural understandings of public relations, drawing on historical, feminist and social justice perspectives. Her first monograph, Professionalizing Public Relations: History, Gender and Education (Fitch, 2016, Palgrave) remains the only book-length, historical investigation of the development of the industry in Australia. Her second book, Popular Culture and Social Change: The Hidden Work of Public Relations (Fitch & Motion, 2021, Routledge) offers a critical account of the broader societal impact of public relations. Dr Fitch co-edits Public Relations Inquiry.