Paul Gilroy

Paul Gilroy FRSL FBA
Gilroy in 2019
Born	(1956-02-16) 16 February 1956 (age 68) London, England
Spouse	Vron Ware
Children	2
Parents	Beryl Gilroy Patrick Gilroy
Awards	Holberg Prize (2019)
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Sussex University of Birmingham
Thesis	Racism, Class and the Contemporary Cultural Politics of "Race" and "Nation" (1986)
Doctoral advisor	Stuart Hall
Academic work
Discipline	Cultural studies sociology
Institutions	South Bank Polytechnic University of Essex Goldsmiths' College, London Yale University London School of Economics King's College, London University College, London
Notable works	There Ain't No Black in the Union Jack (1987) The Black Atlantic (1993)

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]