Professor Dr. Adom Getachew

Biography

Adom Getachew is a political theorist at the University of Chicago, specializing in history, political thought, theories of race, empire, and postcolonial political theory. He serves as the Interim Chair of the Department of Race, Diaspora, and Indigeneity. His scholarly work focuses on the intellectual and political histories of Africa and the Caribbean. Getachew is the author of 'Worldmaking Empire: Rise and Fall of Self-Determination' (2019) and co-editor of 'W. E. B. Du Bois: International Thought' (2022) alongside Jennifer Pitts. He is currently engaged in a book project examining the intellectual origins and political practices of Garveyism, which highlights the black nationalist and pan-African movement at its peak in the 1920s. His public writing has been published in notable outlets such as Dissent, Foreign Affairs, London Review of Books, Nation, and New York Review of Books.

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