Derefe K. Chevannes, Ph.D
Scholar, Black Political Thought | Professor @UofT
My research examines Black liberation and Black radical thought in the modern world, writing at the intersection of political theory and Black studies.
I’ve published in journals such as Perspectives on Politics, Political Research Quarterly, PS: Political Science & Politics, Philosophy & Global Affairs, The CLR James Journal, Comparative Education Review, Theory & Event, among others, as well as several book chapters in edited volumes.
My work interrogates the racial logics of colonial modernity and draws on Africana thought to critically rethink the human condition, with a particular interest in theories of freedom.
Areas of Interest
Black Political Thought
Decolonial Thought
Contemporary Social & Political Thought
Critical Race Theory
Africana Studies
