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For this project, our group devised a podcast that encompasses the ubiquity of Desi Elitism, alternatively called the burger culture, particularly in Pakistan and India. We briefly go over the history of colonialism in the subcontinent and the endless struggle of South Asians to unlearn their colonial hangover. We opted for the creative final project format because we used a lot of media representation of this culture and some satire that has sprung up, criticizing it for the manifestation of classism that it truly is.

Moreover, we decided to explore this topic because “burger” culture has so much scope for academic exploration in the context of postcolonialism and classism, but is rarely explored. It is of great importance because it propagates elitism and capitalist motives in society that stems directly from westernization. Our work will directly be tied down with Bell Hooks, Timothy Mitchell, and Ania Loobma’s readings exploring the persistence of colonialism and the ways in which it has grounded itself in South Asian society under the guise of globalization and the free market system.