Can the Subaltern Speak?: Reflections on the History of an Idea

“What a notorious and totally radioactive essay. People talk about it all the time. ‘Can the Subaltern Speak?’ weds feminist practice and anti-capitalist practice to the project of postcolonial theory and criticism, right from the beginning. I think what makes this book really, really useful—in some ways even more useful than the standalone essay—is that it helps to contextualise what the meaning of that essay has been. Almost like a conference, or a really good chat around a dinner table.” Read more...

The Best Postcolonial Literature

Anjuli Fatima Raza Kolb, Literary Scholar