Barry Chevannes
Alston Barrington "Barry" Chevannes (* around 1940 in Kingston ; † November 5, 2010 ibid) was a Jamaican sociologist and social anthropologist .
Life
Chevannes first attended St George's College, then went to Boston College in the USA, where he earned a Bachelor (BA) and Master of Arts (MA) in philosophy . He then studied sociology at the University of the West Indies (UWI), devoting particular attention to the study of Afro-Caribbean culture and religion and early scientific research into the social effects of ganja in Jamaica, and earned a master's degree. He received his PhD from Columbia University on the Rastafarian movement in Jamaica.
He taught at UWI as a Lecturer and Senior Lecturer , eventually as Professor of Social Anthropology . He was temporarily head of the department for Sociology, Social Work and Psychology at UWI and was Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences from 1994 to 2004 . In addition to Caribbean culture and religion, he researched, among other things, family relationships, the effects of crime and violence, and socio-political movements.
In addition to his academic work, Chevannes was involved in society, for example as a founding member of Partners for Peace and Fathers Incorporated , an organization that supports fathers and young men. Chevannes was Chairman of the National Commission on Ganja in 2000 and 2001 , which published the National Report on Ganja Use . He also participated in the Ministry of National Security's Peace Management Initiative . He was chairman of the Institute of Jamaica , which awards the Musgrave Medal .
Chevannes was married and had two children. He died on November 5th, 2010 in the University Hospital of the UWI.
Honors
- Order of Jamaica (2010, posthumous)
- Order of Distinction , Commander Class
- Institute of Jamaica Centenary Medal (1979)
- Norman Manley Award (1997)
- UWI Guild of Graduates Pelican Award (1998)
- Vice-Chancellor's Award of the UWI
- Honorary membership of the Royal Anthropological Institute
Publications (selection)
- with Janet Brown, Patricia Anderson; Report on the contribution of Caribbean men to the family , Kingston 1993.
- Rastafari: Roots and ideology , New York 1994.
- Rastafari and other African-Caribbean worldviews , London 1995.
- What we sow and what we reap: Problems in the cultivation of male identity in Jamaica , Kingston 1999.
- with Webster Edwards, Anthony Freckleton, Norma Linton, DiMario McDowell, Aileen Standard-Goldson, Barbara Smith; Report of the National Commission on Ganja , Kingston 2001.
- Learning to be a man: Culture, socialization and gender identity in five Caribbean communities , Kingston 2001.
Web links
- Remembering Rasta Pioneers: An Interview with Barry Chevannes by Jérémie Kroubo Dagnini for the Journal of Pan African Studies, vol. 3, n ° 4, 2009 (PDF file; 1.85 MB)
- Website at the UWI (with a complete list of publications)
- UWI Pays Tribute To Barry Chevannes , University Obituary
- Shock at Professor Barry Chevannes' sudden passing , on the death of Barry Chevannes, Jamaica Observer, November 6, 2010
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chevannes, Barry |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Chevannes, Alston Barrington (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Jamaican sociologist and social anthropologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kingston , Jamaica |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th November 2010 |
| Place of death | Kingston , Jamaica |