Gayatri Spivak : ethics, subalternity and the critique of postcolonial reason / Stephen Morton.

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Gayatri Chakravorty Spivaks seminal contribution to contemporary thought defies disciplinary boundaries. From her early translations of Derrida to her subsequent engagement with Marxism, feminism and postcolonial studies and her recent work on human rights, the war on terror and globalization, she has proved to be one of the most vital of present-day thinkers.

In this book Stephen Morton offers a wide-ranging introduction to and critique of Spivaks work. He examines her engagements with philosophers and other thinkers from Kant to Paul de Man, feminists from Cixous to Helie-Lucas and literary texts by Charlotte Bronte, J. M. Coetzee, Mahasweta Devi and Jean Rhys. Spivaks thought is also situated in relation to subaltern studies. Throughout the book, Morton interrogates the materialist basis of Spivaks thought and demonstrates the ethical and political commitment which lies at the heart of her work.

Stephen Morton provides an ideal introduction to the work of this complex and increasingly important thinker.

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• Acknowledgements (p. vii)
• Abbreviations (p. ix)
• Introduction (p. 1)
• 1 Postcolonial Criticism and Beyond (p. 15)
• 2 Deconstruction (p. 42)
• 3 Marxism and Post-Marxism (p. 70)
• 4 Subaltern Studies and the Critique of Representation (p. 95)
• 5 Transnational Feminism (p. 124)
• 6 From a Postcolonial Critique of Reason to A Critique of Postcolonial Reason (p. 140)
• Conclusion: Transnational Literacy, Subaltern Rights and the Future of Comparative Literature (p. 160)
• Notes (p. 174)
• References (p. 184)
• Index (p. 196)

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