Gayatri Spivak: Ethics, Subalternity and the Critique of Postcolonial Reason (Key Contemporary Thinkers) Book

Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak's seminal contribution to late-twentieth and early twentieth century 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 contemporary thinkers.In this book, Stephen Morton offers an advanced critique of Spivak's work. He demonstrates her various engagements with political thinkers from Kant to de Man, feminists from Cixous to Helie-Lucas and literary texts by Charlotte Bronte, J.M. Coetzee, Mahasweta Devi and Jean Rhys. Spivak's thought is also situated in relation to subaltern studies. Throughout the book, Morton interrogates the materialist basis of Spivak's thought and demonstrates the ethical and political commitment which lies at the heart of her work.Gayatri Spivak provides an ideal introduction to the work of this complex and increasingly important thinker.