Biography

Antony is an Australian-born, Hong Kong-based writer, photographer and lawyer. He is author of two books on Hong Kong, including his most recent, City on Fire: The Fight for Hong Kong (Scribe, 2020) which was longlisted for the Walkley Book Award (the premier awards for journalism in Australia). His writing has been widely published, including in The Atlantic, The Guardian, South China Morning Post, New Statesman and elsewhere, and he is a regular commentator on global television and radio, from the BBC to CNN to Hong Kong’s RTHK. Antony has lived between Hong Kong and Beijing for 25 years, and is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.

Experience at MALCS

MALCS is a home for enthusiasts of culture in its broadest sense: studies go beyond literature and cinema to encompass art, music, social media, video games, cities, social movements, and more. For me, MALCS provided the space to dig deep into my own interests and obsessions, as well as offering the serendipity of new discoveries. There were also opportunities to incorporate my own creative work into my degree. Studying the MALCS not only enriched my work and improved my writing, it was a lot of fun. I couldn’t recommend it more highly to anyone who wants to write, create or engage in culture in any of its forms: MALCS will equip you with the tools to do so at the highest level, teaching you about the key theorists and intellectual movements essential for true cultural literacy in the 21st century.

For me, MALCS provided the space to dig deep into my own interests and obsessions, as well as offering the serendipity of new discoveries.