Adom Getachew

Adom Getachew is Professor of Political Science and Race, Diaspora & Indigeneity at the University of Chicago, serving as Interim Chair of the Department of Race, Diaspora, and Indigeneity. Her research bridges political theory, history, and postcolonial studies.

• Research Interests: History of political thought, theories of race and empire, black political thought, postcolonial theory, Africa, and the Caribbean.
• Publications: Author of Worldmaking after Empire: The Rise and Fall of Self-Determination (2019) and co-editor of W. E. B. Du Bois: International Thought (2022).
• Public Writing: Contributions to Dissent, Foreign Affairs, London Review of Books, and other prominent outlets.