Baden Offord

Biography

Baden is an internationally recognized specialist in sexuality, human rights and culture. His work on LGBTQ human rights in Southeast Asia and Australia is widely cited. In 2012 he was a sponsored speaker to the 14th EU-NGO Human Rights Forum in Brussels and conducted a lecture tour of Japan sponsored by the Australian Prime Minister's Educational Assistance Funds post the Great Eastern Tohoku Earthquake in 2011.

Research Interest

Baden's research focuses on questions of identity, social justice, sexuality and gender, human rights, diversity and pedagogy. His research cuts across the fields of Cultural Studies, Asian studies, Australian Studies. He sees culture as the crucial fabric of political and social life.He was the 2010-2011 Chair (Visiting Professor) in Australian Studies, The University of Tokyo and has held Visiting positions to universities in Spain, New Zealand, Australia, India and the United States.