Conversations with Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
By: Swapan Chakravorty, Suzana Milevska, Tani E. Barlow.
Contributors: Chakravorty, Swapan.; Milevska, Suzana.; Barlow, Tani E.
Publisher: Seagull Books
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Calcutta
Language: eng
Number of pages: 173
Subjects: Spivak, Gayatri Chakravorty -- Interviews; Women intellectuals -- Interviews; Women critics -- Interviews; Postcolonialism
Genres: Interviews.
Description: "Controversial, challenging and outspoken, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak is best known as a deconstructionist and post-colonial theorist, who chooses to describe herself, as a 'para-disciplinary, ethical philosopher.' Her reputation was first made for her translation and preface to Jacques Derrida's Of Grammatology (1976) and she has since rapidly developed an awe-inspiring track record in several areas, ranging from Feminism and Marxism to Literary Criticism and of course, Postcolonialism, building a reputation for being simultaneously at home and an outsider in many disciplines." "The interviews collected in this volume reflect the international character of her intellectual engagement as, in her criss-crossings of the globe, she engages with activists, scholars and writers located in different cultural contexts, from America to India to Macedonia and China."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.