Postcolonial Space

Adapted from my YouTube channel, this episode contains my thoughts on the recent pardon of four convicted Aemrican war criminals by Donald Trump.

Devil on the Cross I Ngugi wa Thiong'O | Postcolonialism | African Writers This is a brief introduction to Ngugi Thiong'O's novel  "Devil on the Cross." Additional resources are available on my website: https://postcolonial.net/2019/07/reading-notes-for-devil-on-the-cross-by-ngugi-wa-thiongo/ Ngui is one of the reading Kenyan writers, critics, and scholars in the field of postcolonial studies.  Ngugi wa Thiong'o. "Devil on the Cross." https://amzn.to/2AJEkol  Description from Amazon: One of the cornerstones of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s fame, Devil on the Cross is a powerful fictional critique of capitalism. It tells the tragic story of Wariinga, a young woman who moves from a rural Kenyan town to the capital, Nairobi, only to be exploited by her boss and later by a corrupt businessman. As she struggles to survive, Wariinga begins to realize that her problems are only symptoms of a larger societal malaise and that much of the misfortune stems from the Western, capitalist influences on her country. An impassioned cry for a Kenya free of dictatorship and for African writers to work in their own local dialects, Devil on the Cross has had a profound influence on Africa and on post-colonial African literature.

Adapted from my Youtube Channel, this is a brief discussion of the novel Joys of Motherhood by the Nigerian author, Buchi Emecheta. A write up on the novel can be found on my website. What is Postcolonialism: Since I claim to be a postcolonialism scholar, I think it is apt to include a brief description of my field of study. In my view, Postcolonialism ( also written as Post Colonialism or Post-Colonialism) is a dynamic field of literary study that focuses on the history of colonialism and native responses to the colonial policies and life after colonialism formally ends. The field of postcolonialism also offers insights into the literature and culture of the  the former European colonies and their struggles after the end of colonialism.   Buchi Emecheta. "The Joys of Motherhood." https://amzn.to/2ZiC14Y

Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys | Postcolonialism | Caribbean Writers   Adapted from my YouTube Channel, this is a brief introduction to the plot, setting, themes, and main characters of Jean Rhys's 1966 novel.  Please follow this link for a full summary of the novel: https://postcolonial.net/2020/01/book...  Wide Sargasso Sea: https://amzn.to/2R55paE Jane Eyre: https://amzn.to/374UDHe

In this brief episode I share my thoughts about the significance of going against the grain and for standing up for causes larger than oruseklves.

Adapted from my YouTube channel, this episode offers a sumamry of major ideas in Chapter 2 of Paulo Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed.

Adapted from my YouTube channel, this episode provides a critical summary of Chapter 1 of Paulo Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed.

This episode has been adapted from a webinar on critical pedagogy that I delivered on my YouTube channel.

In this episode I briefly explain the concept of Burden of expectation, as discussed by Kobena Mercer in his book Welcome to the Jungle.

In this episode I share my thoughts after hearing a podcast about the book “The Power Paradox” in which the author highlights the role of empathy in people gaining power.