Mohammed Ademo

Mohammed Ademo’s research examines mediated political participation in authoritarian contexts, exploring how social movements utilize music and collective memory as tools for communication and resistance.

Before coming to the University of Maryland, Ademo spent two decades as a journalist, media executive, community organizer and human-rights advocate in Ethiopia and abroad.

Areas of Interest

Media, culture and society
Political communication
Protest music
Social movements
Collective memory
Horn of Africa
African studies
Ethiopian studies
Oromo studies
Diaspora

Education

B.A., University of Minnesota Duluth
M.S. (Journalism), Columbia University
M.A. (International Affairs), Columbia University