Adom Getachew
Political theorist whose research interests include the history of political thought, theories of race and empire, and postcolonial political theory. Her work focuses on the intellectual and political histories of Africa and the Caribbean.
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Mar 25, 2024 • 1h 12min
Imagining a New Left Internationalism Outside the Legacies of the Settler State
Critical political theorists Adom Getachew and Ayça Çubukçu discuss the colonial history of the international system, resistance strategies by marginalized groups, reimagining left internationalism beyond nation-states, challenges of settler colonialism, and promoting global solidarity through non-state-centric organizing and inclusive translations.
Mar 2, 2024 • 52min
Decolonizing the Mind
Exploring the impact of colonization on Africa, focusing on unraveling cultural erasure and reclaiming identity. Discussions on decolonizing education, literature, and language. Interviews with experts on unlearning the colonial mindset and embracing African heritage. Reckoning with history, resistance through literature, and the struggle to publish in native languages. Insights on the paradox of studying English literature in a colonized world.
Sep 24, 2023 • 1h 4min
Adom Getachew: W.E.B. Du Bois’s International Thought | Ep. 169
Adom Getachew, a scholar of W.E.B. Du Bois's life and thought, discusses topics such as the global color line and its limits in understanding international relations, Du Bois's views on violence versus pacifism, strategies for making change as a public intellectual, his evolving perspectives on World War I, blind spots on gender equality and imperial Japan, his perspectives on capitalism and Marxism, and why the Cold War prevented many from learning about Du Bois in school.
