Gareth Griffiths

Emeritus Professor Gareth Griffiths

  • Post Nominals: FAHA
  • Fellow Type: Fellow
  • Elected to the Academy: 2007
  • Section(s): English, Cultural And Communication Studies

Biography

Gareth Griffiths was Professor of English and Cultural Studies at the University of Western Australia until 2013. He has written on post-colonial literatures, especially African, Australian and South Asian literatures. He has also had a life-long interest in and has taught modern drama and theatre. He currently works on issues concerning US/African relations in the nineteenth-century and on mission texts and sacral/secular relations in the post-colonial world.

Acknowledgement of Country

The Australian Academy of the Humanities recognises Australia’s First Nations Peoples as the traditional owners and custodians of this land, and their continuous connection to country, community and culture.