Dr. Masood Raja

Postcolonial Space

Dr. Masood Raja offers conversations on postcolonial studies, critical pedagogy, and politics. New episodes every week!!

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Dr. Masood Raja

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Education

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masoodraja.com

Latest episode

May 13, 2026

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Episodes

S2E39: The Snout by Loren Eiseley. From The Immense Journey. 15.03.2021

One of the most beautiful renderings of the story of our evolution.

S2E41: What is Interpellation, Louis Althusser| Marxism 14.03.2021

A brief explanation of the term interpellation.

S2E38: Who is the Oppressor in Paulo Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed| Critical pedagogy 11.03.2021

In this brief episode I try to answer a question posed by a viewer: Who is the Oppressor in Pedagogy of the Oppressed?

S2E37: Season of Migration to the North| Tayeb Salih| Webinar and Q and A 09.03.2021

Adapted from my online YouTube webinar.

S2E36: Heart of Darkness, Chapter 1 (Class Discussion)| Joseph Conrad 06.03.2021

This is an adaptation of one of my class sessions on Conrad’s Heart of Darkness

S2E35: Webinar Postcolonialism| General Q and A 05.03.2021

Adapted from my webinar on 02/27/2021

S2E34: Zaabalawi by Naguib Mahfouz 03.03.2021

An adapted version of my online class lecture.

S2E33: Language and Power| Linguistic Imperialism| Postcolonialism 28.02.2021

Modified from my YouTube channel.

S2E32: How to Design and Teach a Postcolonialism Course? 22.02.2021

A brief guide about how to design a course on postcolonial studies.

S2E31: How to Design and Teach a Literary Theory Course 22.02.2021

Just a brief description of designing a course.

S2E30: Bessie Head: Brief Bio and Intro to The Deep River, A Short Story 18.02.2021

In intro to Bessie Head’s short story

S2E28: Texas Snowstorm, Experience, Thoughts, and Reflections 18.02.2021

This episode offers my thoughts and reflections on the Texas Snowstorm of 2021 and the suffering caused by government failure.

S2E29: Aime Cesaire and Chinweizu| Class Discussion and Q and A 14.02.2021

From my undergrad class.

S2E27: Okot p’Bitek: Song of Lawino and Song of Ocol 14.02.2021

Another episode from a modified class lecture.

S2E26: Efuru by Flora Nwapa. Intro and Q and A| Postcolonialism 13.02.2021

This episode is a modified version of a lecture and discussion on the novel and beyond.

S2E23: Mohanty: Feminism Without Borders, Chapter 2 (Part 2) 11.02.2021

This is an edited version of pat 2 of my class lecture on Chandra Mohanty's book.

S2E25: What is Postcolonialism? Expanded Version 08.02.2021

What is Postcolonialism? Expanded Version| Postcolonial Theory| Post Colonial Studies This is a slightly expanded version of my earlier video on postcolonialism. Please also consider reading the following books on the subject:   Robert Young. "Postcolonialism: a Historical Introduction." https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3V4Q1ZIRzJMTkJuSmd2M3NvRlQ4MHVvcU...

S2E24: Ngugi wa Thiong’O: On Writing in African Languages| Edited Class Session| Postcolonialism 07.02.2021

This episode has been adapted from an online calss session and discusses Ngugi wa Thiong'o's essay entitled "Creating Space for a Hundred Flowers to Bloom.

S2E22: Dedoxification: Linda Hutcheon| Postmodernism 05.02.2021

Adapted from my YouTube channel, this episode provides and explanation of the term Dedoxification as theorized and discussed by Linda Hutcheon in her book The Politics of Postmodernism.

S2E21: Random Thoughts About the World on my Birthday| the GOP, Conservatism, and the Ultra Right 03.02.2021

Random Thoughts About the World on my Birthday| the GOP, Conservatism, and  the Ultra Right  Some of my thoughts about the American political divide and how to understand it.  Masood Raja: "The Religious Right and the Talibanization of America." https://amzn.to/39BoV8c

S2E20: Mohanty: Feminism Without Borders, Chapter 2 (Part 1) 01.02.2021

This is an edited version of my recorded YouTube lecture on Chandra Mohanty’s book.

S2E19: Benedict Anderson: Imagined Communities| Webinar with Q and A 29.01.2021

This is an edited version of an online webinar on Benedict Anderson’s book Imagined Communities.

S2E18: What is Postcolonial and How to Write about it 27.01.2021

Brief guidelines about discerning what is postcolonial in a text and some tips about writing papers informed by postcolonial theory.

S2E17: Mohanty, Feminism Without Borders, Chapter 1 (Edited Class Session) 25.01.2021

An edited version of my class session on chapter 1 of Chandra Mohanty’s book.

S2E16: Book Discussions: The God of Small Things 22.01.2021

An adaptation of my webinar on The God of Small Things.

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