Paul Gilroy | |
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| Born | 16 February 1956 London, England |
| Spouse | Vron Ware |
| Children | 2 |
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| Awards | Holberg Prize (2019) |
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| Thesis | Racism, Class and the Contemporary Cultural Politics of "Race" and "Nation" (1986) |
| Doctoral advisor | Stuart Hall |
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Paul Gilroy FRSL FBA (born 16 February 1956) is an English sociologist and cultural studies scholar who is the founding Director of the Sarah Parker Remond Centre for the Study of Race and Racism at University College London (UCL).[1] Gilroy is the 2019 winner of the €660,000 Holberg Prize, for "his outstanding contributions to a number of academic fields, including cultural studies, critical race studies, sociology, history, anthropology and African-American studies".[2][3]
- ^ Professor Paul Gilroy. UCL.AC.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ Sandmo, Ole (13 March 2019). "2019 Holberg Prize and Nils Klim Prize Laureates Announced". Holbergprisen. Retrieved 14 March 2019.[dead link]
- ^ Schuessler, Jennifer (14 March 2019). "Paul Gilroy, Scholar of the Black Atlantic, Wins Holberg Prize". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 14 March 2019.