Ross Chambers is an internationally renowned literary scholar. Born in Australia, he completed his Honours degree at the University of Sydney and his Doctorate at the University of Grenoble. He lectured at the University of Queensland, the University of Sydney, and has been a vistiting fellow at the Australian National University. He has been a visting professor at over 20 universities, including the University of Chicago, the University of Toronto, the University of Bristol and Louisiana State University. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities.