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 theorized by Edward Said (Wordliness) and the other by Gayatri Spivak (Worlding).

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. 

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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.