I have noticed that I am always at a loss when someone asks me: What do you mean by postcolonialism? The answer, invariably always, involves a convoluted explanation of Postcolonialism as a field of study. After I tell someone, [...]
I posted a video on my YouTube channel with a reflection on having left two careers. Most people would consider leaving a career as a sort of failure, but what I highlight in the video is that a lot [...]
What You Will Learn in this Course? All major approaches to English literary theory and analysis. How to read texts critically and how to understand literature from various theoretical perspective. How to talk about literature in an informed [...]
What you will Learn in this Course? A clear discussion of postcolonialism as a concept and as a field of study. Introduction to some major postcolonial authors. Introduction to some major postcolonial theorists. Application of these ideas and [...]
This is a brief discussion of Paulo Freire's explanation of the dialogic education. For more details please watch my videos on Chapter 3 of Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed.
Introduction This is a brief explanation of how to purchase udemy courses in Pakistan. Udemy is by far one of the largest online, self-paced educational platform. Postcolonial Space has now also started creating courses on Udemy. I have fielded [...]
Guidelines for Contributors to Routledge Companion to Literature and Social Justice Editors: Masood Ashraf Raja (mraja@unt.edu) and Nick T. C. Lu (nick.lu@selu.edu) Project Description: Our proposed Companion (now under contract) will contain 40 to 45 original essays written by [...]
Provided below is a transcript of my Youtube video on the topics of Authenticity and Essentialism. Video: Transcript Hello, welcome to Postcolonial Space I'm here again today trying to explain two more concepts relevant to post-colonial studies and those [...]
Someone recently sent me a question through my Youtube Channel about in-built biases of search engines and other internet algorithms that run the vast synthetic machinery of the web and web commerce. This person wanted to see this tendency to [...]
(Note: These are my own private opinions and should not be construed as official views from UNT) In this video I introduce the students and potential donors to the "International Affairs Pakistan Student Scholarship Fund" at University of North Texas. [...]
Since 2014, Pakistan has become increasingly opposed to Valentine’s Day and its celebrations. In 2016, president Mamnoon Hussain, who was infamous for his absence from the political scene, urged people to not celebrate Valentine’s Day. Hussain was so invested [...]