Masood Raja

About Masood Raja

Author of several books, most recently "Democratic Criticism: Poetics of Incitement and the Muslim Sacred," Masood Raja is a former associate professor of Postcolonial Literature and theory.

My Teaching Methodology

Critical Pedagogy I have often tried to explain my teaching methodology to my students, but have never provided them with a somewhat coherent written explanation of it. I believe my students, especially undergraduates, could learn better if they [...]

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Postcolonial Space, Now on WordPress

I just wanted to share that after 17 years of stay at my friend's hosting platform, for which I can never thank her enough, Postcolonial Space has now moved to a self-hosted Wordpress platform. While I am working on rebuilding [...]

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Review: Al-Muhaddithat: The Women Scholars in Islam

Muhammad Akram Nadvi: Al-Muhaddithat: The Women Scholars in Islam. Interface Publications, 2013 (Second Revised Edition) if you have ever wondered about the lack of historical references to female Muslim scholars of the Qura'n and hadith, then this is the book [...]

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ENGL. 5680: F19: Globalization, Cosmopolitanism and the Postcolonial Novel

M, W 3:30-4:50 Classroom: AUD 217 My Office: LANG 408D; My Email: mraja@unt.edu Office Hours: M, W 10:00-12:00 and by Appointment Introduction With the rise of recent populist nationalisms all over the world, the varied pronationalist models of global [...]

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ENGL 2220. World Lit, F19

M, W: 12:30-1:50 Language 313 My Office: LANG 408D; My Email: mraja@unt.edu Office Hours: M, W 10:00-12:00 and by Appointment Introduction  This course introduces you to some of the major world/postcolonial authors. The postcolonial cultural production can be roughly [...]

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ENGL 5680: Postcolonial Women Writers, F18

M, W: 3:30-4:50 pm; AUD 202 Office Hours: MW 11:00-1:00 and by appointment Office: LANG 408D Download Syllabus in PDF _________________________________ Introduction:   This is an intensive course aimed at introducing you to the major works of postcolonial female authors. [...]

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