Beschreibung:
This book introduces and discusses the works of leading feminist postcolonialist Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, by exploring the key concepts and themes to emerge from them. Focuses on the key themes to emerge from Spivak s work, such as ethics, literature, feminism, pedagogy, postcoloniality, violence, and war Assesses Spivak s often contentious relationship with feminist and postcolonial studies Considers the significance of her work for other fields, such as ethnography, history, cultural studies and philosophy
This book introduces and discusses the works of leading feministpostcolonialist Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, by exploring the keyconcepts and themes to emerge from them.* Focuses on the key themes to emerge from Spivak's worksuch as ethics, literature, feminism, pedagogy, postcolonialityviolence, and war* Assesses Spivak's often contentious relationship withfeminist and postcolonial studies* Considers the significance of her work for other fields, suchas ethnography, history, cultural studies and philosophy
Acknowledgments..1. WRITING AUTOBIOGRAPHY,WRITING SPIVAK:.IN LIEU OF AN INTRODUCTION..2. READING LITERATURE,TEACHING LITERATURE:.WHITHER SOULMAKING?..3. READING SINGLUARITY,READING DIFFERENCE.AN ETHICS OF THE IMPOSSIBLE..4. READING WOMAN,READING ESSENCE:.WHITHER GENDER.Bibliography.Index