subaltern studies
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Subaltern studies is a postcolonial historiographical approach that centers the perspectives and agency of marginalized groups, challenging elite-dominated narratives of history.
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Target entity: subaltern studies Context triple: [Edward Said, influenced, subaltern studies]
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essay "Can the Subaltern Speak?"
"Can the Subaltern Speak?" is a foundational postcolonial and feminist essay by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak that critiques Western intellectual representations of marginalized groups and questions whether the oppressed can truly have a voice within dominant discourses.
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Can the Subaltern Speak?
"Can the Subaltern Speak?" is a seminal postcolonial feminist essay by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak that critiques Western intellectual representations of marginalized voices and questions whether the oppressed can truly be heard within dominant discourses.
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Second Subaltern
Second Subaltern was the junior officer rank held by Princess Elizabeth during her World War II service in the Auxiliary Territorial Service, marking her early military role before becoming Queen Elizabeth II.
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South Asian studies
South Asian studies is an interdisciplinary academic field that examines the histories, cultures, languages, religions, and societies of the South Asian region, including countries such as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Maldives.
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A Critique of Postcolonial Reason
A Critique of Postcolonial Reason is a seminal theoretical work by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak that interrogates how Western philosophy, literature, and colonial discourse construct and silence the subaltern.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: subaltern studies Target entity description: Subaltern studies is a postcolonial historiographical approach that centers the perspectives and agency of marginalized groups, challenging elite-dominated narratives of history.
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essay "Can the Subaltern Speak?"
"Can the Subaltern Speak?" is a foundational postcolonial and feminist essay by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak that critiques Western intellectual representations of marginalized groups and questions whether the oppressed can truly have a voice within dominant discourses.
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Can the Subaltern Speak?
"Can the Subaltern Speak?" is a seminal postcolonial feminist essay by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak that critiques Western intellectual representations of marginalized voices and questions whether the oppressed can truly be heard within dominant discourses.
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C.
Second Subaltern
Second Subaltern was the junior officer rank held by Princess Elizabeth during her World War II service in the Auxiliary Territorial Service, marking her early military role before becoming Queen Elizabeth II.
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South Asian studies
South Asian studies is an interdisciplinary academic field that examines the histories, cultures, languages, religions, and societies of the South Asian region, including countries such as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Maldives.
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E.
A Critique of Postcolonial Reason
A Critique of Postcolonial Reason is a seminal theoretical work by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak that interrogates how Western philosophy, literature, and colonial discourse construct and silence the subaltern.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historiographical approach
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intellectual movement ⓘ postcolonial theory current ⓘ research field ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
challenge elite-dominated narratives of history
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critique colonial historiography ⓘ recover subaltern perspectives ⓘ rethink nationalist historiography ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Subaltern Studies Collective
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linked to:
subaltern studies
Subaltern Studies: Writings on South Asian History and Society ⓘ
linked to:
subaltern studies
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| critiquedBy |
Dalit scholars
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feminist scholars ⓘ |
| critiquedFor |
insufficient attention to caste
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insufficient attention to gender ⓘ theoretical abstraction ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
Gramscian theory
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Marxist historiography ⓘ postcolonial theory ⓘ |
| emergedInPeriod |
early 1980s
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late 1970s ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
colonial subjects
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lower castes ⓘ marginalized populations ⓘ peasants ⓘ subaltern groups ⓘ tribal communities ⓘ workers ⓘ |
| geographicFocus |
South Asia
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colonial India ⓘ |
| hasDiscipline |
South Asian studies
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cultural studies ⓘ history ⓘ postcolonial studies ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
colonial discourse
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decentering elite narratives ⓘ elite domination ⓘ hegemony ⓘ historiography from below ⓘ resistance ⓘ subaltern agency ⓘ voice of the oppressed ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
David Hardiman
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Dipesh Chakrabarty ⓘ Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak ⓘ Gyanendra Pandey ⓘ Partha Chatterjee ⓘ Ranajit Guha ⓘ Shahid Amin ⓘ |
| hasMethodologicalApproach |
interdisciplinary analysis
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microhistory ⓘ reading against the grain of archives ⓘ |
| influenced |
global South scholarship
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postcolonial historiography ⓘ subaltern studies in Latin America ⓘ
linked to:
subaltern studies
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| influencedBy |
Antonio Gramsci
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Marxism ⓘ Subaltern Studies Group ⓘ
linked to:
subaltern studies
postmodernism ⓘ poststructuralism ⓘ |
| originatedIn | India ⓘ |
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Subject: subaltern studies Description of subject: Subaltern studies is a postcolonial historiographical approach that centers the perspectives and agency of marginalized groups, challenging elite-dominated narratives of history.
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Subaltern Studies: Writings on South Asian History and Society
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essay "Subaltern Studies: Deconstructing Historiography"
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essay "Subaltern Studies: Deconstructing Historiography"
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essay "Subaltern Studies: Deconstructing Historiography"
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essay "Displacement and the Discourse of Woman"
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essay "The Letter as Cutting Edge"