The World We Inhabit and the Need for Change In one of his works, Emmanuel Levinas poses a set of important ethical questions about the nature of our interactions with our others: When others enter, each of them external to [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 Interface Publications, 2013 (Second Revised Edition) if you have ever wondered about the lack of historical references to female Muslim scholars of the Qura'n and hadith, then this is the book [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
M, W 3:30-4:50 pm LANG 104 Office: LANG 408D Contact: Masood Raja Introduction Salman Rushdie is by far the most prominent and the most controversial British. postcolonial author. This course aims to introduce you some of his major works [...]
Literary Theory M, W 2:00-3:20 pm LANG 104 Office: LANG 408D Contact: Masood Raja 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 [...]
Offered in Conjunction with the English Department, Government Emerson College, Multan. Principal Dr. Mohammad Saleem This a course offered in real-time using Skype. I will be working with Dr. Zia Ahmed in developing and teaching this course. This course aims [...]