Professor Vivek Chibber discusses some of the weaknesses of postcolonial theory and the major shortcomings of Edward Said's Orientalism.
00:00 Intro
00:44 How did subaltern studies come to America from India?
05:10 Globalisation and/or universalization of the capital
10:37 Can postcolonial theory address particularities of cultures?
12:22 Spivak's critique of Vivek Chibber's Specter of Capital
15:22 The dual legacy of postcolonialism/Edward Said
21:16 Shortcomings of postcolonial theory in culture -
25:37 How is Marxism better equipped than postcolonial theory to critique culture?
28:30 How can the left critique postcolonial theory? Should we abandon identity politics?
33:38 Shortcomings of racial justice
34:27 Professors ruined critical theory
