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George Ciccariello

George Ciccariello

George Ciccariello-Maher is a professor and scholar of Venezuelan social history. He is Associate Professor of Politics and Global Studies at Drexel University. [1] He has made several controversial statements.

Education

Ciccariello-Maher holds a B.A. in Government and Economics from St. Lawrence University, a B.A. Hons. and M.A. in Social and Political Sciences from St. John's College, University of Cambridge and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science from UC Berkeley.

George's first book, a history of revolutionary movements in Venezuela entitled We Created Chávez: A People’s History of the Venezuelan Revolution was published by Duke University Press in 2013. He published a short follow-up on the political dynamics of the post-Chávez era entitled Building the Commune: Radical Democracy in Venezuela (Jacobin-Verso, 2016). His third book, Decolonizing Dialectics, will be published in 2017, also by Duke University Press.

George is co-edits with Bruno Bosteels the book series Radical Américas, which launches in 2017 with Duke University Press.

Ciccariello-Maher writes for The Nation, Jacobin Magazine and Salon. He often appears on television discussing subjects ranging from Venezuelan politics to the Occupy movement. He is an avid translator of Latin American decolonial theory, and has translated several books and articles by thinkers like Enrique Dussel and Anibal Quijano, among others.

Controversial Tweets

On Christmas Day 2016, George tweeted "All I want for Christmas is White Genocide", prompting a huge backlash.

He later deleted the tweet, but then tweeted "the massacre of whites during the Haitian Revolution was a good thing.

Drexel University's response to the tweet was: "Drexel became aware today of Associate Professor George Ciccariello-Maher's inflammatory tweet, which was posted on his personal Twitter account on Dec. 24, 2016. While the University recognizes the right of its faculty to freely express their thoughts and opinions in public debate, Professor Ciccariello-Maher's comments are utterly reprehensible, deeply disturbing, and do not in any way reflect the values of the University. The University is taking this situation very seriously. We contacted Ciccariello-Maher today to arrange a meeting to discuss this matter in detail."

In 2017 Ciccariello-Maher tweeted that he wanted to vomit when an airline passenger gave up his first-class seat to a U.S. soldier in uniform.

Ciccariello-Maher called for a speech by Charles Murray at another University to be shut down by protests.

References

[1]
Citation Linktwitter.comGeorge Ciccariello on Twitter.
Dec 25, 2016, 10:32 PM
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Citation Linkfacebook.comGeorge Ciccariello-Maher on Facebook
Mar 31, 2017, 1:27 AM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comPictured on Facebook
Mar 31, 2017, 1:28 AM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comGeorge pictured on Facebook
Mar 31, 2017, 1:29 AM
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Citation Linkdailycaller.comCriticism of 2016 tweets.
Dec 26, 2016, 9:17 AM
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Citation Linkgeorgeciccariello.comGeorge's website.
Dec 26, 2016, 9:00 AM
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Citation Linkdrexel.eduDrexel Universityresponse.
Dec 26, 2016, 9:18 AM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comInterview with Tucker Carlson
Apr 1, 2017, 11:29 PM