George Irish
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James Alfred George Patrick Irish, generally known as George Irish or J. A. George Irish, is a Montserrat
ian academic, community leader and activist.
Irish is a graduate of the University of the West Indies
, and the first recipient of that institution's Ph.D.
degree in Spanish. He has taught at UWI, where he headed the Department of Spanish, in the Dominican Republic
at the Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo
(UASD), and in the United States
at the City University of New York
(CUNY) where he is Professor of Caribbean and Latin American Studies.
Irish also heads the Caribbean Research Center and the Office of International Programs at Medgar Evers College
in Brooklyn
, New York
(part of CUNY). He is Editor-in-Chief and founder of the Center's refereed Journal of Caribbean
studies, Wadabagei,Wadabagei: City University Window On the Caribbean and Its Diaspora, CUNY
Matters (Summer 2001), retrieved December 7, 2010 and President of the Caribbean Diaspora Press Inc in New York.
He is co-founder and Chancellor of the Universidad Popular de Desarrollo Sostenible de Las Americas (UNIPOP) and founding Board member of the International Center for Sustainable Development (CIDES) in Panama
.
He has authored/edited twenty three books including:
Montserrat
Montserrat is a British overseas territory located in the Leeward Islands, part of the chain of islands called the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies. This island measures approximately long and wide, giving of coastline...
ian academic, community leader and activist.
Irish is a graduate of the University of the West Indies
University of the West Indies
The University of the West Indies , is an autonomous regional institution supported by and serving 17 English-speaking countries and territories in the Caribbean: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Dominica,...
, and the first recipient of that institution's Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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degree in Spanish. He has taught at UWI, where he headed the Department of Spanish, in the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
at the Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo
Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo
The Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo is the public university system in the Dominican Republic with its main campus in Santo Domingo and regional centers across the Republic...
(UASD), and in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
at the City University of New York
City University of New York
The City University of New York is the public university system of New York City, with its administrative offices in Yorkville in Manhattan. It is the largest urban university in the United States, consisting of 23 institutions: 11 senior colleges, six community colleges, the William E...
(CUNY) where he is Professor of Caribbean and Latin American Studies.
Irish also heads the Caribbean Research Center and the Office of International Programs at Medgar Evers College
Medgar Evers College
Medgar Evers College is a senior college of The City University of New York.Medgar Evers College was officially established in 1970 through cooperation from educators and community leaders in central Brooklyn...
in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
(part of CUNY). He is Editor-in-Chief and founder of the Center's refereed Journal of Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
studies, Wadabagei,Wadabagei: City University Window On the Caribbean and Its Diaspora, CUNY
City University of New York
The City University of New York is the public university system of New York City, with its administrative offices in Yorkville in Manhattan. It is the largest urban university in the United States, consisting of 23 institutions: 11 senior colleges, six community colleges, the William E...
Matters (Summer 2001), retrieved December 7, 2010 and President of the Caribbean Diaspora Press Inc in New York.
He is co-founder and Chancellor of the Universidad Popular de Desarrollo Sostenible de Las Americas (UNIPOP) and founding Board member of the International Center for Sustainable Development (CIDES) in Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
.
He has authored/edited twenty three books including:
- Visions of Liberation in the Caribbean, 1992 (ISBN 978-9768039064)
- Life in a Colonial Crucible, 1991
- Growth of a Revolutionary Consciousness, 1990
- Evolution of a Global and Diasporic Vision
- Discourses from Alliouagana and the Diaspora