
Tommie Shelby
@tommie_shelby
Philosopher and Africana studies scholar who writes about racial justice, economic justice, criminal justice, black political thought, and hip hop.
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Can the practice of imprisonment be reformed, or does justice require it to be ended altogether? Learn more by checking out The Idea of Prison Abolition by Tommie Shelby, available on #audio and narrated by JD Jackson: princeton.press/waofyp #PrisonReform #SocialJustice


Thursday Harvard University with Elizabeth Hinton, Dee-1, “SAMURAI” Now Playing, Saida Grundy, DEI Hire.🇸🇩 & Forrest Stuart in conversation on “Generation #Drill: Violence, Art & the Future of Hiphop. Sever Hall at 4pm or stream at youtube.com/hutchinscenter cc: The Hiphop Archive



This searching, undogmatic book by Tommie Shelby looks at the reform vs abolition arguments with much needed intellectual scrutiny.



I really enjoyed discussing prison abolition with Tommie Shelby for Five Books - Expert Book Recommendations fivebooks.com/best-books/pri…

NEW: The best books on abolishing prisons, from Pyotr Kropotkin to Angela Davis and recommended by Tommie Shelby of Harvard University (in conversation with Nigel Warburton 🇺🇦 #FreeUkraine): fivebooks.com/best-books/pri…

The best books on abolishing prisons, from Pyotr Kropotkin to Angela Davis and recommended by Tommie Shelby (in conversation with Nigel Warburton 🇺🇦 #FreeUkraine): fivebooks.com/best-books/pri…




I’m looking forward to interviewing two great philosophers this autumn. @ManonGarciaFR on her new book The Joy of Consent and Tommie Shelby on this latest release The Idea of Prison Abolition. The Philosopher


Today! Melvin Rogers (@MRogers097) will be discussing his brilliant new book "The Darkened Light of Faith" (Princeton University Press) with Neil Roberts 7pm ET/10am (Wed.) AET Pls RT Boston Review, What's Left of Philosophy, Tommie Shelby, Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò Info and register: thephilosopher1923.org/events/democra…

📢Don't Miss Out! Join us for the Tanner Lectures on “Stereotypes, Race, & Resistance: A Political Ethics of Belief” with Tommie Shelby! Nov. 1, 5pm “How Racial Stereotypes Wrong” Nov. 2, 5pm “Resisting Racial Stereotypes” Nov. 3, 10am Discussion Seminar bit.ly/Tanner2023

In anticipation of our online event on Monday, now is the perfect time to read Andy West's (Andy West) review of Tommie Shelby's (Tommie Shelby) book 'The Idea of Prison Abolition' (Princeton University Press): bit.ly/3QSmYbL





Racial Capitalism @ the International Summer School in Critical Theory. June 30-July 4. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Featuring: Tommie Shelby, Inés Valdez, Robert Gooding-Williams, Manuela Bojadžijev, Rahel Jaeggi, Robin Celikates, Christian Schmidt. 👇 criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/summer_scho…