Introduction Devil on the Cross (1980) is one of the finest critiques of national elite of Kenya and their (former) colonial masters, the International financiers and bankers who still pull the strings in Ngugi’s imagined Kenya. Devil on the [...]
Introduction A fine Balance was published in 1995 and is probably one of the best novels about India and everyday struggles of average Indian citizens during the early stages of liberalization/ privatization of the Indian economy. In other words, [...]
Neoliberal Globalization Over the years I have read and taught quite a few books on Neoliberal Globalization and neoliberalism . I got into this subject area because I decided to choose Globalization as the minor area concentration for my [...]
Introduction The White Tiger and Neoliberalism In this brief article I intend to read Aravind Adiga's The White Tiger in the light of some insights about neoliberalism as discussed by Franco Berardi. In his celebrated book, The Soul at Work, [...]
Subaltern Studies, Introduction This essay attempts to examine the critique of Orientalism[1]in India by Subaltern Studies Group. It explains how Orientalist discourse was constructed and constituted as imperial knowledge in South Asian context. In order to understand the critique [...]
Introduction What is Orientalism? This questions is often posed by the students of postcolonial studies. Published in 1978, Edward Said's Orientalism is easily one of the most influential academic books of 20th century. Even now, decades after its first publication, [...]
Postcolonial Author Page I have now started working on enhancing the Postcolonial Resources section of the website. As a first step, the Postcolonial Author page is being updated and revamped. Previously, I had all the major writers listed on [...]
Webinar Sign Up Page! Dear friends, colleagues, and supporters of Postcolonial Space. I have some news about our First Postcolonialism Webinar that I had written about a couple of days ago. Quite a few of you have shown [...]
CFP: South Asian Literatures in the World South Asian Review Guest Editor: Dr. Madhurima Chakraborty South Asian Review invites 5000-word essays for a Special Issue on South Asian Literatures in the World. We invite work that thinks about the [...]
Webinars: New Feature on Postcolonial Space In the last few years I have offered quite a few Skype lectures, classes, and discussions to Pakistani audiences. I am now planning to start offering FREE Webinars on Postcolonialism, primarily for [...]