Adom Getachew

Adom Getachew is the Neubauer Family Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago. She is the author of Worldmaking After Empire: The Rise and Fall of Self-Determination.

Cultural Criticism and AnalysisSeptember 21, 2020

Orlando Patterson and the Postcolonial Predicament

Out of the ruins of colonialism and empire, the sociologist insisted we could fashion a more egalitarian and liberated future.

Adom Getachew
HistoryOctober 29, 2019

The Promise of Pan-Africanism

As much as it was an organized movement, Pan-Africanism was an ideal, culture, and lived experience that helped galvanize generations into action.

Adom Getachew

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Adom Getachew

Cultural Criticism and AnalysisSeptember 21, 2020

Orlando Patterson and the Postcolonial Predicament

Out of the ruins of colonialism and empire, the sociologist insisted we could fashion a more egalitarian and liberated future.

Adom Getachew

HistoryOctober 29, 2019

The Promise of Pan-Africanism

As much as it was an organized movement, Pan-Africanism was an ideal, culture, and lived experience that helped galvanize generations into action.

Adom Getachew