Postcolonial Space

What is Cartography in Postcolonialism? | Postcolonial Theory | Postcolonial Concepts Cartography is the study and practice of making maps. Combining science, aesthetics, and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality can be modeled in ways that communicate spatial information effectively. (From Wikipedia) In postcolonial theory, Cartography is not just the practice of mapping but a...

In this episode I share my thoughts on kindness and generosity and on their significance for humanities education and for the world.

In this brief episode I talk about Imran Khan’s absurd statement that Trump “lost because of COVID-19.” I find this statement overly simplistic and insulting to millions of Americans who voted to oust Trump from power.

Just some spontaneous thoughts about the world we live in.

What Does Being Radical Mean?| Paulo Freire| Critical Pedagogy This brief episode discusses the concept and practice of radicalism as explained by Paulo Freire.

What are Nativism and Going Native?| Postcolonialism| Postcolonial Theory| Postcolonial Concepts    In this episode I have combined soundtracks from two previously published videos so that the you can learn about Nativism and Going Native as two distinct and separate terms.   Nativism: In postcolonial theory, nativism refers to the political and cultural retrieval, or attempts at it, by the coloni...

What is Contrapuntal reading | Edward Said | Postcolonialism | Postcolonial Concepts  In this brief lecture I explain Contrapuntal reading, a term coined and explained by Edward Said in his book "Culture and Imperialism." This is a pretty important postcolonial concept and would be useful to any students or scholars of postcolonialism.   My apologies for the loud siren sounds toward the end of the...

What is Worlding and Worldliness?| Postcolonial Theory| Postcolonialism| Gayatri Spivak| Edward Said  In this episode I have combined two lectures  (worlding and worldliness) that were previously published in my Postcolonial Concepts Playlist on YouTube. I think if you view the two videos side by side, it would be better for clear understanding of the differences between the two terms, one theoriz...

Postcolonial Concepts: Binarism  A mode of thought predicated on seemingly stable oppositions (such as good and evil or male and female) that is seen in post-structuralist analysis as an inadequate approach to areas of difference also : a specific dichotomy subscribed to or reinforced in such thought (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/binarism)

What is Settler Colonialism?| Postcolonial Concepts| Postcolonialism| Postcolonial Theory  This is yet another lecture (adapted from YouTube) in my series on Postcolonial Concepts and Postcolonial theory. In this lecture I explain the differences between settler colonialism and invader colonialism and also discuss as to how some of the legacies of settler colonialism linger on even today.

In this brief episode, in my series on literary studies, I explain the main difference between literary theory and literary criticism.

In this episode, I discuss the concept of colonial discourse, which is crucial to colonial discourse analysis and also important in the field of postcolonial studies.

In this episode I discuss the all important concept of alterity as it relates to literary and postcolonial theory.  To view this on video, please visit my YouTube Channel.

In this episode I discuss the concepts of authenticity and essentialism as used in postcolonial theory.

In this episode I provide a discussion of the concept of the subaltern as employed in postcolonial and literary theory. 

Adapted from my Youtube channel, this episode explains the term abrogation and its usage in postcolonial and literary studies.

Adapted from my YouTube channel, this is a brief explanation of the etrm appropriation within the context of postcolonial studies.

In this episode I briefly explain the distinction between colonialism and imperialism within the context of postcolonial studies. This episode has been adapted from its video version from my YouTube channel: Postcolonialism.

This episode, adapted from my YouTube channel, offers a basic understanding of postcolonialism as a concept as well as a field of literary studies. 

In this episode I explain what this podcast offers, and hopes to offer, on literature, literary studies, Postcolonial literature and theory and current affairs.

Thank you so much for joining me here. I hope you enjoy these podcasts and find them to be useful.