O'Callaghan was born in Nigeria to parents of Irish descent.[1] She moved to Jamaica as a small child, and attended Mount Alvernia High School in Montego Bay.[2] O'Callaghan completed her undergraduate education at Ireland's University College Cork, which her father had attended. She was Jamaica's Rhodes Scholar for 1978, the first woman to be selected for the honour, and subsequently completed a Master of Letters degree at Wolfson College, Oxford. She later completed a doctorate at the University of the West Indies (UWI), with her thesis being supervised by Edward Baugh.[1] O'Callaghan initially worked as a junior lecturer in English literature at the UWI campus in Mona, Jamaica. She transferred to the Cave Hill, Barbados, campus in 1983, and was eventually awarded a full professorship. O'Callaghan is the current dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Education, and has previously served as head of the Department of Language, Linguistics and Literature. She is an editor of the Journal of West Indian Literature, and has written several books about early West Indian women writers.[3]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Professor Evelyn O'Callaghan For Edward Baugh Lecture", Jamaica Gleaner, 10 October 2014.
^Mt. Alvernia & Beyond, Mt. Alvernia High School Alumni Association. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
^Prof. Evelyn O'Callaghan, Department of Language, Linguistics and Literature, University of the West Indies. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
External linksedit
Interview with Professor O'Callaghan, February 2016 (YouTube)
Woman Version, book by Professor O'Callaghan, available fully and freely in the Digital Library of the Caribbean
January 01, 1970
evelyn, callaghan, born, september, 1954, jamaican, academic, professor, west, indian, literature, university, west, indies, first, jamaican, woman, rhodes, scholarship, born, 1954, september, 1954, nigeriacitizenshipjamaicanacademic, backgroundalma, materuniv. Evelyn O Callaghan born 20 September 1954 is a Jamaican academic who is a professor of West Indian literature at the University of the West Indies She was the first Jamaican woman to win a Rhodes Scholarship Evelyn O CallaghanBorn 1954 09 20 20 September 1954 age 69 NigeriaCitizenshipJamaicanAcademic backgroundAlma materUniversity College Cork Wolfson College Oxford MLitt University of the West Indies PhD Doctoral advisorEdward BaughAcademic workDisciplineHistorianSub disciplineWest Indian literatureInstitutionsUniversity of the West IndiesBiography editO Callaghan was born in Nigeria to parents of Irish descent 1 She moved to Jamaica as a small child and attended Mount Alvernia High School in Montego Bay 2 O Callaghan completed her undergraduate education at Ireland s University College Cork which her father had attended She was Jamaica s Rhodes Scholar for 1978 the first woman to be selected for the honour and subsequently completed a Master of Letters degree at Wolfson College Oxford She later completed a doctorate at the University of the West Indies UWI with her thesis being supervised by Edward Baugh 1 O Callaghan initially worked as a junior lecturer in English literature at the UWI campus in Mona Jamaica She transferred to the Cave Hill Barbados campus in 1983 and was eventually awarded a full professorship O Callaghan is the current dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Education and has previously served as head of the Department of Language Linguistics and Literature She is an editor of the Journal of West Indian Literature and has written several books about early West Indian women writers 3 References edit a b Professor Evelyn O Callaghan For Edward Baugh Lecture Jamaica Gleaner 10 October 2014 Mt Alvernia amp Beyond Mt Alvernia High School Alumni Association Retrieved 22 November 2017 Prof Evelyn O Callaghan Department of Language Linguistics and Literature University of the West Indies Retrieved 22 November 2017 External links editInterview with Professor O Callaghan February 2016 YouTube Woman Version book by Professor O Callaghan available fully and freely in the Digital Library of the Caribbean Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Evelyn O 27Callaghan amp oldid 1152857646, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
