The 2019 Holberg Conversation with Paul Gilroy @HolbergPrize
The 2019 Holberg Conversation with Paul Gilroy  @HolbergPrize
Uploaded October 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this interview, 2019 Holberg Prize Laureate Paul Gilroy discusses a range of topics, including his childhood and adolesence in post-colonial Britain, his research on race and identity, and how to best meet the threats posed by neo-fascism and the climate crisis.

Paul Gilroy is Professor of the Humanities and Director of the Centre for the Study of Race and Racism at UCL. Interviewer is Bjørn Enge Bertelsen, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Bergen. The interview was recorded on 3 June, 2019. Produced by the Holberg Prize, in collaboration with the University of Bergen.
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The 2019 Holberg Conversation with Paul Gilroy

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