Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak: Live Theory offers a concise, comprehensive and accessible introduction to the themes central to the thought of one of the world's most provocative and original theorists. The book concentrates on Spivak's engagement, in theory and practice, with deconstruction, Marxism, feminism, and issues of postcoloniality and globalization, and makes clear the extent of her impact in the fields of postcolonial and literary theory. Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak: Live Theory is a key resource for anyone studying this pioneering thinker.
Autorentext
Mark Sanders is Associate Professor in English and American Literature at Brandeis University, Massachusetts.
Inhalt
Chapter 1 Literature, Reading and Transnational Literacy
Chapter 2 Theory in Translation
Chapter 3 Marx after Derrida
Chapter 4 Feminism Internationalized
Chapter 5 Thoughts on War and Suicide
Interview with Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
Bibliography