Postcolonial Space

Leadership vs Management: Some Subtle Differences | Learning to Lead  This brief video on leadership vs management  is based in my own lived experience and offers some practical insights about the subtle differences between management and leadership. Please do note this not necessarily focused on the business world and simply offers a slightly experiential and philosophical explanation fo these tw...

Episode 3 (Season 2): Orientalism: Introduction (Part 3.3)

This is the final episode on Terry Eagleton and here I discuss the concluding chapter of the book.

Eagleton, Chapter 5 (Part 3) Psychoanalysis  This a lecture on psychoanalysis included in my series of lectures on Terry Eagleton. Please watch other lectures in the Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... "Literary Theory: An Introduction"- https://amzn.to/2qYpjJY

his a lecture on psychoanalysis included in my series of lectures on Terry Eagleton. Please watch other lectures in the Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... "Literary Theory: An Introduction"- https://amzn.to/2qYpjJY My Website: http://postcolonial.net

This part one of my discussion on Eagleton's chapter 5.

Eagleton: Chapter 4 (Part 2)  Poststructuralism This is part 2 of my  lecture on  of Chapter 4 of Terry Eagleton's book.  I find Eagleton's book to be one of the best for understanding literary theory and its various debates. "Literary Theory: An Introduction"- https://amzn.to/2qYpjJY Please watch other lectures in the Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...  If you like my educational...

Eagleton: Chapter 4, (Part1) Poststructuralism   This is the sixth lecture in a series of lectures on Terry Eagleton's book "Literary Theory: An Introduction." This lecture covers part one  of Chapter 4 on Poststructuralism..   I find Eagleton's book to be one of the best for understanding literary theory and its various debates.  Please watch other lectures in the Playlist: https://www.youtube.co...

Eagleton: Chapter 3, (Part 2) Structuralism and semiotics  This is the fifth lecture in a series of lectures on Terry Eagleton's book "Literary Theory: An Introduction." This lecture covers part two of the chapter on Structuralism.   I find Eagleton's book to be one of the best for understanding literary theory and its various debates.  Please watch other lectures in the Playlist: https://www.yout...

Eagleton: Chapter 3, Structuralism and semiotics   This is the fourth lecture in a series of lectures on Terry Eagleton's book "Literary Theory: An Introduction." This lecture covers part one of the chapter on Structuralism.  I find Eagleton's book to be one of the best for understanding literary theory and its various debates. This Video covers Chapter 2 of Eagleton's book. Please watch other lec...

Eagleton. Chapter 2.  Phenomenology, Hermeneutics, Reception Theory  This is the third lecture in a series of lectures on Terry Eagleton's book "Literary Theory: An Introduction." I find Eagleton's book to be one of the best for understanding literary theory and its various debates. This Video covers Chapter 2 of Eagleton's book. Please watch other lectures in the Playlist: https://www.youtube.com...

Terry Eagleton: Chapter 1. The Rise of English | Literary Theory  This is the second lecture in a series of lectures on Terry Eagleton's book "Literary Theory: An Introduction."  I find Eagleton's book to be one of the best for understanding literary theory. and its various debates   About Terry Eagleton:  Terence Francis Eagleton (Terry Eagleton) FBA is a British literary theorist, critic, and pu...

Terry Eagleton. Introduction, What is Literature? | Literary Theory   This is first in a series of lectures on Terry Eagleton's book "Literary Theory: An Introduction." I find Eagleton's book to be one of the best for understanding literary theory. and its various debates  This lecture covers the "Introduction" of Eagleton's book.    Terry Eagleton. Literary Theory: An Introduction.  About Terry E...

In this episode I share my ideas about the politics of hate and it’s consequences.

Reading Orientalism: Introduction (Part 3.2)  Edward Said's 'Orientalism."  Said's "Orientalism," is one of the most significant books in postcolonial, literary and other fields of humanistic and social sciences studies. In this video I discuss and explain orientalism. introduction, with a view towards understanding Edward Said's  main project in the book. This then is a kind of a summary of the i...

This episode discusses role of desire in defining our class interests. These thoughts are guided by the philosophical thought of Gilles Deleuze. Intellectuals and power: A conversation between Michel Foucault and Gilles Deleuze Anti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia A Thousand Plateaus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia

Reading Orientalism: Introduction (Part 3.1) Distinction between Pure and Political Knowledge  This is is my third lecture in my series of videos on Edward Said's 'Orientalism."  Said's "Orientalism," is one of the most significant books in postcolonial, literary and other fields of humanistic and social sciences studies. In this video I discuss and explain orientalism. introduction, with a view t...

In this lecture I provide a brief discussion of the concept of the dialogicals elf that Freire talks about in chapter 3 of his book  "Pedagogy of the Oppressed."  I recommend reading the book along with these videos conversations, especially if you are interested in critical pedagogy and want to understand the difference between the banking system/ model of education and the problem posing or prob...

This is is my second lecture in my series of videos on Edward Said's 'Orientalism."  Said's "Orientalism."Said's "Orientalism," is one of the most significant books in postcolonial, literary and other fields of humanistic and social sciences studies. If you have ever wondered "What is orientalism" or how does Edward Said employ and explain orientalism as a concept then this series on actually read...

In this episode I share some of my thoughts and techniques about reading postcolonial works of fiction, especially the novel.

In this episode I talk about tolerance and it’s efficacy for teaching and for our general conduct in life.

Reading Orientalism: Introduction (Part 1)| Edward Said | Postcolonialism (Pages 1-4) This is first in my series of videos on Edward Said's 'Orientalism."  Said's "Orientalism," is one of the most significant books in postcolonial, literary and other fields of humanistic and social sciences studies. If you have ever wondered "What is orientalism" or how does Edward Said employ and explain oriental...

Paulo Freire: The Banking Concept 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 field of critical pedagogy.  Please also watch my full lectures on Critical Pedagogy and Radical Ped...

A term coined by Edward Said in his magisterial work Orientalism. “Orientalism” is a way of seeing that imagines, emphasizes, exaggerates and distorts differences of Arab peoples and cultures as compared to that of Europe and the U.S. It often involves Orientalism in seeing Arab culture as exotic, backward, uncivilized, and at times dangerous.  Edward W. Said, in his groundbreaking book, Orientali...

Religious Fundamentalism and Civic Imperative| Role of Secular Thought In this brief episode I discuss the importance of strong civic and secular structures that keep the religious fundamentalism in check.  Please also read my book on the subject: Masood Raja. "The Religious Right and the Talibanization of America." https://amzn.to/3lraIx8