What is Dialogic Education? Paulo Freire
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.
Freire: The Banking System of Education
This is a brief lecture explaining Paulo Freire's discussion of the Banking Concept of Education. As one of the world's foremost theorist of education, Freire in his book, "Pedagogy of the Oppressed," lays the foundations of what eventually becomes the [...]
How to Ask a Professor to be your Fulbright Mentor?
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
Brief Introduction to Zygmunt Bauman’s Globalization
This is my brief introduction to some of the main ideas discussed by Zygmunt Bauman in his book Globalization: The Human Consequences.
What Does Being Radical Mean?
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 the terms Islamic Radicalism (I am guilty of using such [...]
What is Postcolonialism?
Please also read my article on this subject: What is Postcolonial Studies?
Teaching Postcolonialism in Pakistan
For me, teaching postcolonialism, both theory and literature, to Pakistani graduate students is an act of shattering stereotypes, and an experience in introducing counter-narratives. I start teaching postcolonialism with my initial lectures focusing on an introduction to binaries of [...]
Webinar on Scholarly Writing and Publishing
Introduction Webinar on Scholarly Writing and Publishing Note: We have decided on July 27, 9:00 am US Central Time. Please Register HERE! After a successful live Webinar on Postcolonialism, I am now planning to offer a live webinar on [...]
Textbook Rentals for College Classes
Textbook Rentals: To Rent or Purchase? Textbook Rentals? Until a few years ago, as a college professor, I was completely unaware of college textbook rentals. I learned about it accidentally while checking the shelves of my campus bookstore to [...]
TOEFL and GRE Requirements for International Graduate Students
Introduction TOEFL and GRE. TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) and GRE are two of the required tests for admissions into US doctoral programs. I often get queries from international students about whether or not they would [...]