About the Author

Wenona Giles is Associate Professor and Chair, School of Social Sciences-Atkinson, York University, Toronto.
Malathi de Alwis is Senior Research Fellow, International Centre for Ethnic Studies, Colombo, Sri Lanka, and Visiting Associate Professor, New School for Social Research, New York.
Edith Klein is Resident Fellow, Centre for Russian and East European Studies, University of Toronto.
Neluka Silva is Professor and Head, Department of English, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.