He will be in residence in August and September while working on his book manuscript, African Anthropocene: The Ecological Imaginary in African Literatures. You can find out more about the fellowships and Dr Sides' award here.

Dr Sides joined the Department of English in 2017 as Lecturer in World Literatures in English. He works principally on African literature and its intersection with ecological questions, especially in relation to the Anthropocene, and has published articles and chapters in the Journal of Postcolonial Literary Inquiry, Safundi: Journal of South African and American Studies, Critical Philosophy of Race and The Postcolonial World (Routledge).

Dr Sides also recently convened a session of the 'Indian Oceanologies' Working Group to focus on 'Indian Ocean Ecologies of Relation'. The session will feature writers, artists and academics speaking about ecological understandings and the environments of the Indian Ocean world. The session, to take place on 4 August 2021, is free and open to the public. Further information, including Zoom links, can be found on the Indian Oceanologies website here.