Our People

Melinda Hinkson was appointed Director of the Institute in March 2019. Prior to taking up this position she was Associate Director, with responsibility for curating public and academic programs. Melinda …

Jon Altman has been a director of the Institute of Postcolonial Studies and the chair of its Board since 2016. Jon is an emeritus professor of the Australian National University …

Sundhya Pahuja is a Professor of International Law at the Melbourne Law School and Director of the Institute for International Law and the Humanities at the University of Melbourne. Her work …

Paul Carter is an internationally renowned writer, artist, and cultural heritage specialist.

Melinda Hinkson was appointed Director of the Institute in March 2019. Prior to taking up this position she was Associate Director, with responsibility for curating public and academic programs. Melinda …

Ross was born in Albury, New South Wales, but has spent almost all his life in Mildura and surrounds. Educated at Mildura West Primary and Mildura High School he went …

Dr Joan Ellen Clarke has been a longstanding member of IPCS, serving previously on its Council and currently on IPCS’ Board of Directors. Joan was CEO of a large mental …

Stefano de Pieri was born in Treviso, near Venice. He migrated to Australia in his late teens and attended Sydney Road Community School whilst working for an Italian Left organisation called …

Uma is Professor of Migration and Postcolonial Studies at the Global Development Institute, University of Manchester, UK. From 2017 to 2022 she was also Professor of Human Geography at the …

Aran Martin is the Managing Editor of Postcolonial Studies at IPCS. Aran has a background in international relations with a focus on intercultural dialogue, conflict prevention and peacebuilding, and environmental politics. He holds over a …

Melinda Hinkson was appointed Director of the Institute in March 2019. Prior to taking up this position she was Associate Director, with responsibility for curating public and academic programs. Melinda …

Anne Poelina, a Nyikina Warrwa woman who belongs to the Mardoowarra — the lower Fitzroy River in the Kimberley region of Western Australia– is an active Indigenous community leader, human …

Jasmine Barzani is a gen-y Kurdish troublemaker who has worked with several groups including Food Not Bombs, Animal Friends Jogjakarta, 3CR Community Radio, Needle n Bitch, and Médecins Sans Frontières. …

Dr Mammad Aidani is a playwright and theatre director and holds a PhD in hermeneutics, phenomenological and existential psychology and an MA in sociolinguistics and identity.  Mammad’s research focuses on Middle …

Serveh is an art and design researcher and educator currently working in Naarm/Melbourne. Serveh Naghshbandi is an art and design researcher and educator currently working in Naarm/Melbourne. She conducts design-based …

Angela is a non-Indigenous educator committed to interculturally informed eco-literacies for Country, age-appropriate education, and creative, place-based learning through art. Angela is a non-Indigenous educator committed to interculturally informed eco-literacies …

Elnaz is a storyteller, theatre maker, puppeteer, choreographer, and educator. Elnaz is a storyteller, theatre maker, puppeteer, choreographer, and educator. She holds a PhD in Performing Arts where she explored …

Summayyah Sadiq-Ojibara is a writer, poet and storyteller, and a practicing psychotherapist and counsellor living in Naarm/Melbourne. Born and raised in Nigeria, Summayyah Sadiq-Ojibara lives in Naarm/Melbourne and practices as …

Jack Kirne is writer and academic living and working in Naarm/Melbourne.  Jack’s research spans the disciplines of literary studies and creative writing. His research focuses on the intersections of cultural histories …

Eda was an IPCS Visiting Fellow and Convenor for 2021. Eda Seyhan is an international human rights lawyer, researcher and activist, focused on policing, national security and racial justice. She …

Zuleika is an Okinawan-Brazilian currently living in Naarm/Melbourne. She has over twenty years of experience in policy, research and advocacy in Australia and is the founder of Yuimaru Partnerships.  Zuleika …

Michael Fikaris is a visual artist and award winning editor, publisher and community builder. As a Visiting Fellow in 2021, Michael aims to extend two manuscripts he has previously worked on An …

Gali Weiss is an artist and researcher living and working in Melbourne. Born in Israel, she migrated with her family to Australia as a child, and returned to live and …

Matthew is currently a sessional academic and PhD candidate at the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne. Matthew has served as the convener of the African Studies …

Jasmine Barzani is a gen-y Kurdish troublemaker who has worked with several groups including Food Not Bombs, Animal Friends Jogjakarta, 3CR Community Radio, Needle n Bitch, and Médecins Sans Frontières. …

Muhib was a Convenor in 2021. Muhib Nabulsi is—in unstable proportions—a writer struggling to write, a disabled person living with chronic illnesses, a novice filmmaker, a 2nd gen diaspora Palestinian …

Eda was an IPCS Visiting Fellow and Convenor for 2021. Eda Seyhan is an international human rights lawyer, researcher and activist, focused on policing, national security and racial justice. She …

Thabani was a Convenor in 2021. Thabani is a Zimbabwean writer and performance poet living in Naarm/Melbourne. In 2021 Thabani was the convenor for IPCS’ Poetry is the method of …