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Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak

Hardback

Main Details

Title Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Stephen Morton
SeriesRoutledge Critical Thinkers
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:192
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenreLiterary theory
Literary studies - from c 1900 -
ISBN/Barcode 9780415229340
ClassificationsDewey:801
Audience
Undergraduate

Publishing Details

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint Routledge
Publication Date 24 October 2002
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Ideal for newcomers to Spivak, this is an accessible introduction to her crucial work, focusing on her key theoretical concepts, intellectual context and critical reception. Stephen Morton introduces Spivak's crucial work through analysis of such issues as: methodology and Spivak's 'difficult' style deconstructive strategies third world women, the concept of the 'subaltern' and the critique of western feminism re-reading Marx for the global capitalist era Spivak's contribution to colonial discourse studies and postcolonial theory.

Author Biography

Stephen Morton is Lecturer in English at Tampere University, Finland.

Reviews

'This is a provocative book of fundamental significance.' - Transaction 'Marcuse shows himself to be one of the most radical and forceful thinkers of his time.' - The Nation