Webinar: Radical Pedagogy In my published work I often cite Mark Bracher's work (Radical Pedagogy: Identity, Generativity, and Social Transformation) to argue for the kind of pedagogy that goes beyond [...]
Introduction The publication of Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses (1989) unleashed a scandal of global proportions and accentuated the global cultural divide between those who believe in absolute freedom [...]
MW 3:30-4:50 pm Introduction: This course aims to introduce you to the major critical approaches available for analysis and appreciation of literary works. The terms theory and literature themselves [...]
This brief video, prompted by my interactions with Pakistani scholars, offers a few practical insights about the process of contacting US professors to become your Fulbright research mentors. https://youtu.be/ORzFUUrYJ6Q
Lectures on Postcolonial Topics I am taking a few moments of your time to seek your suggestions about a series of regular lectures on postcolonial topics. Part of my [...]
This is my brief introduction to some of the main ideas discussed by Zygmunt Bauman in his book Globalization: The Human Consequences.
Being Radical The term being radical is often used to connote a negative transformation of a person and is often conflated with radicalization. We have often heard and read [...]
Please also read my article on this subject: What is Postcolonial Studies?
Studies in the Novel Special Issue Studies in the Novel is currently seeking submissions for a special issue on “The Postcolonial Novel, Post-9/11,” which will be guest edited by [...]
Webinar on Critical Pedagogy I think it is best to think of critical pedagogy as an ongoing project instead of a fixed set of references or prescriptive set of [...]