Can the Subaltern Speak?: Reflections on the History of an Idea
Может ли субалтерн говорить?: размышления об истории одной идеи
2010-05-24
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Feminist theoryGayatri SpivakLiterary criticismPostcolonialismSubaltern studies
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Rosalind C. Morris, ed., Can the Subaltern Speak?: Reflections on the History of an Idea (New York: Columbia University Press, 2010). Spivak, Gayatri Chakravorty. -- Can the subaltern speak. Spivak, Gayatri Chakravorty -- Criticism and interpretation. Spivak, Gayatri Chakravorty. Postcolonialism. Feminist theory. Feminist theory. Postcolonialism.
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It situates Spivak’s argument within postcolonial criticism and feminist theory.
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Its central concern is how subaltern voices and representation are theorized within postcolonial and feminist frameworks.
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The book presents critical analysis and interpretation of Spivak’s work rather than an empirical study.
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The volume revisits Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak’s influential question, “Can the subaltern speak?”, through reflections on the history of this idea.
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the subaltern
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the subaltern’s capacity to speak and the historical and theoretical interpretations of this idea
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