Bill Ashcroft (author)
Bill Ashcroft | |
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| Born | 28 April 1946 |
| Citizenship | Australia |
| Occupations | Writer, critic and theorist |
| Notable work | The Empire Writes Back |
Bill Ashcroft is an Australian literary theorist, critic, and an emeritus professor at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). He is recognized as a founding exponent of post-colonial theory. Alongside Gareth Griffiths and Helen Tiffin, he co-wrote the 1989 text, The Empire Writes Back, which was the first major work to systematically outline and define the field of post-colonial studies.[1][2]
He was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities in 2015.[3]
References
- ↑ Pisharody, Rahul V (2012-11-06). "'Naipaul never really understood India'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2026-05-31.
- ↑ Alam, Faridul (2025-09-09). "From the end of empire to China-centric unipolarity". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). Retrieved 2026-05-31.
- ↑ "Fellow Profile: Emeritus Professor Bill Ashcroft". Australian Academy of the Humanities. Retrieved 2026-06-02.