Postcolonial Space

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.com/playlist?list...  "Literary Theory: An Introduction"- https://amzn.to/2qYpjJY

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.youtube.com/playlist?list...  "Literary Theory: An Introduction"- https://amzn.to/2qYpjJY

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 lectures in the Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... "Literary Theory: An Introduction"- https://amzn.to/2qYpjJY

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/playlist?list..."Literary Theory: An Introduction"- https://amzn.to/2qYpjJY

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 public intellectual. He is currently Distinguished Professor of English Literature at Lancaster University. Eagleton has published over forty books, but remains best known for Literary Theory: An Introduction, which has sold over 750,000 copies. (From Wikipedia)

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 Eagleton: Terence Francis Eagleton FBA is a British literary theorist, critic, and public intellectual. He is currently Distinguished Professor of English Literature at Lancaster University. Eagleton has published over forty books, but remains best known for Literary Theory: An Introduction, which has sold over 750,000 copies. (From Wikipedia)

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 introduction that involves my reading and discussion of the introduction. 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 reading Orientalism can be of much use to you. The page numbers that I refer to are from the 1994 Vintage Books edition. I strongly recommend that you should read the book along with these video conversations:  

Edward Said. "Orientalism." https://amzn.to/3fZqWLK 

Edward Said. "The World, the Text, and the Critic."https://amzn.to/38sFDEn 

Raymond Williams: "The Long Revolution." https://amzn.to/2YZINMV 

Noam Chomsky: "American Power and the New Mandarins: Historical and Political Essays." https://amzn.to/3iuClFy  

Handout: Introduction (Part 1): https://masoodraja.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Ointrocutionpart1.pdf

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 towards understanding Edward Said's  main project in the book. This then is a kind of a summary of the introduction that involves my reading and discussion of the introduction. 

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 reading Orientalism can be of much use to you. The page numbers that I refer to are from the 1994 Vintage Books edition. I strongly recommend that you should read the book along with these video conversations:  

Edward Said. "Orientalism." https://amzn.to/3fZqWLK 

Edward Said. "The World, the Text, and the Critic."https://amzn.to/38sFDEn 

Raymond Williams: "The Long Revolution." https://amzn.to/2YZINMV 

Noam Chomsky: "American Power and the New Mandarins: Historical and Political Essays." https://amzn.to/3iuClFy  

Handout: Introduction (Part 1): https://masoodraja.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Ointrocutionpart1.pdf