Tony Simoes da Silva
Tony Simoes da Silva joined the University of Wollongong as a Lecturer in Transcultural Studies in the English Literatures Program in July 2007. Prior to that, he taught at James Cook University (2005-07) and held a post in Postcolonial Studies at the University of Exeter, UK (2000-05). He earned his PhD from U of Western Australia (1997). Tony's research interests span contemporary Australian, Caribbean and African writing; Postcolonial theory; Literary and cultural theories; postcolonial life writing (with special emphasis on African and Caribbean texts); 20th Century British literature and culture, focusing on Asian- and Afro-British in particular); and African writing in Portuguese (Lusophone African writing).
Asian Australian Studies Research Network
The AASRN is a formal network for academic, community and other institutional groups who research in the area of Asian Australian Studies.
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