Dr. Chandani Lokuge

Biography

Chandani Lokuge is an Associate Professor at the Australian National University, specializing in Literary Studies and Creative Writing. She has an extensive background in academia, having previously served as an Associate Professor at Monash University from 2001 to 2020. During her tenure at Monash, she held the position of Deputy Associate Dean International in the Faculty of Arts and directed the Higher Degree Research (Creative Writing) programme. Chandani is the founding director of the Centre for Postcolonial Writing, and has been actively involved in various international research appointments, including the Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack Visiting Chair at Freie University in Berlin and the Le Studium International Research Chair in France. She has published 16 books, with her recent work, 'Creative Lives: Interviews with South Asian Diaspora Writers', co-edited with Christopher Ringrose, appearing in 2021. An award-winning novelist, her contributions to literature have been recognized with grants from notable organizations such as the Australia Council and the Myer Ian Potter Foundation. Chandani’s research interests focus on creative-critical approaches to postcolonial studies, emphasizing transculturality, travel, tourism, migration, and diaspora.

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