JERMAINE OMAR
McCALPIN (PhD)
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PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor
Chair of African and African American Studies,
New Jersey City University, USA
2017 – 2020
Lecturer
Transitional Justice And Political Institutions
Dept. of Government, University of the West Indies
2007 – 2016 (indefinite tenure)
Associate Director, Centre for Caribbean Thought
The University of the West Indies, Jamaica,
2009 – 2017
Adjunct Professor
Africana Studies Department Of Africana Studies
Brown University
2006 – 2007
PUBLICATIONS
EDITED VOLUMES
“Caribbean Reasonings: Rupert Lewis and the Black Intellectual Tradition”, 2018, Clinton Hutton, Jermaine McCalpin and Maziki Thame, (Ian Randle Publishers).
“Caribbean Reasonings: Freedom, Power and Sovereignty - The Thought of Gordon K. Lewis”, 2015, Brian Meeks and Jermaine McCalpin, (Ian Randle Publishers)
EDUCATION
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DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Political Science
Brown University, USA (2006)
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MASTER OF ARTS
Political Science
Brown University, USA (2002)
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MASTER OF SCIENCE
Comparative Government and Political Theory
University of the West Indies, Jamaica (2002)
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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (Hons)
Political Science and International Relations
University of the West Indies, Jamaica (1999)
RESEARCH GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS & HONOURS
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The Caribbean Pedagogy Conference: Engendering Excellence Through Culturally Responsive Education
Spencer Foundation (submitted)
Co-Investigator with Dr. Trina Yearwood, Long Island University, School of Education - 2019
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The Impact of Truth Commissions on Crime and Violence
Office of the Principal, University of the West Indies, JA
Mona Research Fellowship - 2012
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Truth Commissions and the Caribbean Experience
Office of Planning and Institutional Research, The University of the West Indies, JA
New Initiatives Grant– 2008
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International Center for Transitional Justice
New York
Research Fellow - 2008
RESEARCH AREAS
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Transitional Justice and Truth Commissions
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Reparations, Genocides and Human Rights
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Mass Media and Politics
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Social Justice
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Democracy and Democratization
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African Political Development
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Caribbean and Latin American Politics
SEMINARS AND PRESENTATIONS
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“The 7 Dimensions of Reparations for Historic Injustice,” Conference on Genocide: Prevention to Justice, The Armenian Genocide Centennial Committee of Canada, University of Toronto, Canada, March 20,2015.
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“How Africa Developed Europe: Walter Rodney and the Moral Burden of Reparations,” 15th Annual Walter Rodney Lecture, The University of the West Indies, Mona, October 10, 2013.
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“Reparations and Justice in Deeply Divided Societies,” Armenian Revolutionary Federation Conference on The Armenian Genocide Report, Yerevan, Armenia, December 12, 2010.
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“The Armenian Genocide Reparations Study Group Report and the Future of Armenian-Turkish Relations,” Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University, Arlington VA, May 15, 2010.
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“Hidden from our Eyes: A Comparative Assessment of the Haitian and Grenadian Truth Commissions,” International Center for Transitional Justice, New York, New York, Research Fellows Seminar, August 9, 2008.
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“Truth-telling, Genocide, Reparations, Restitution and Truth Commissions,” “Slavery, Reparations and Truth Commissions”, Indigenous Nations and Dakota Studies Program, Southwest Minnesota State University, April 24-26, 2007.
CONFERENCE PAPERS
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“Reparations for Slavery: Repairing Genocide,”
International Association of Genocide Scholars, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, July 13-8, 2019.
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“Unfinished Business: Reparations as Justice in America,”
Black Internationalism and New York City Conference, Center for the Study of the African Diaspora, New York University. May 1-3, 2019.
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“Tandem Steps: The Relationship of Genocides and Xenophobia,”
Third Global Forum Against the Crime of Genocide. Institute of Ancient Manuscripts -Matenadaran Yerevan, December 9-11, 2018.
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“From Black Power to Black Lives Matter: Walter Rodney and Black Liberation,”
Confrontations: UWI Student Protests and the Rodney Disturbance of 1968, The University of the West Indies, Mona, October 18-20, 2018.
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“Governance and Political Transformation in the Caribbean,”
Governance for Tomorrow Conference, Montego Bay, Jamaica, July 25-27, 2018.
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“Political Leadership, Youths and the Politics of Sustainability in the Caribbean:”
Caribbean Youth Leaders’ Summit, Runaway Bay, Jamaica, September 29-October 3, 2017.
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“Reparations as Debt: Justice and Genocides,”
Responsibility 2015: The Armenian Genocide Conference, NY, March 13-15, 2015.
Media Appearances
TELEVISION
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Interview, Television Jamaica – Significance of Mandela Day (2019)
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Political Analyst, Television Jamaica – Local Government Elections (2016
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Political Analyst, Television Jamaica – 77th PNP Conference (2015)
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Interview, Television Jamaica – West Kingston Commission of Enquiry: Is it Relevant? (2014)
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Interview, CVM TV Jamaica– Is Jamaica Ready for a Truth Commission? (2013)
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Interview, Television Jamaica – Truth Telling Prospects in Jamaica (2011)
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Interview, Armenian Public Television – A Just Resolution: Reparations for the Armenian Genocide (2010)
Teaching Experience
Undergraduate (1/2)
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African Civilization (2017 – present)
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African Diaspora (2017 – present)
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American Civil Rights (2017 – present)
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The Black Experience (2017 – present)
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Introduction to Political Institutions and Analysis (2007-2017)
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Theories of the State (2010-2017)
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Introduction to African Politics (2010-2016)
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Issues in Contemporary African Politics (2011-2012)
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Introduction to Political Philosophy (2010-2014)
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Caribbean Political Thought (2008-2009)
