Chandani lokuge biography of albert

A former Commonwealth Scholar from Sri Lanka, Chandani Lokuge is affiliated to Australian National University as Associate Professor in Literary Studies and Creative Writing. Previously, from (incl), she was Associate Professor in Literary Studies and Creative Writing at Monash University.

During her tenure at Monash, she was  Deputy Associate Dean International in the Faculty of Arts from incl (Deputizing for the Dean who helds the position of Associate Dean International) The Monash Higher Degree Research (Creative Writing) programme was set up under her directorship.

She was the founding director of the Centre for Postcolonial Writing from , and South Asian International Research Network from For her various research activities, she has secured funding from Literature Board of the Australia Council, Myer and Ian Potter Foundations, Australia-India Council and Arts Victoria.

Her international research appointments include the Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack Visiting Chair in Australian S