Robbie Shilliam is Professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University. His research focuses on postcolonial theory, the Black radical tradition, and the Rastafari movement. He is the author of multiple books including Race and the Undeserving Poor (Agenda Publishing, 2018) and Decolonizing Politics (Polity Press, 2021), as well as articles in journals including New Political Economy and Millennium. 

Tom Pattiz will serve as discussant. 

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