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Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak is a renowned critical theorist known for her work in post-colonialism. In her essay "Can the Subaltern Speak?", Spivak critiques how Western intellectuals and scholars represent and speak for subaltern or marginalized groups. She argues that Western academics tend to assume they understand subaltern groups, yet subaltern voices are rarely heard directly. Spivak also contends that the West represents other cultures in a way that ultimately reflects and benefits Western economic an
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- Rajesh Kumar
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