Subalternity and Representation - Arguments in Cultural Theory

"An excellent, compelling overview and "mise en question" of subaltern studies. At once clear and conceptually sophisticated, this book engagingly rehearses many of the basic issues, texts and problems of the field but is in no way derivative. It is an intelligent, thorough, thoughtful 'reading' of an increasingly important area of study."-- Brad Epps, Harvard University

List of contents

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction 1

1 Writing in Reverse: The Subaltern and the Limits of Academic Knowledge 25

2 Transculturation and Subalternity: The "Lettered CIty" and the Tupac Amaru Rebellion 41

3 Our Rigoberta? I, Rigoberta Menchu, Cultural Authority, and the Problem of Subaltern Agency 65

4 Hybrid or Binary? On the Category of "the people" in Subaltern and Cultural Studies 85

5 Civil Society, Hybridity, and the " ' Political' Aspect of Cultural Studies" (on Canclini) 115

6 Territoriality, Multiculturalism, and Hegemony: The Question of the Nation 133

Notes 169

Index 195

About the author

John Beverley

Summary

Examines the relationship between subalternity and representation by analyzing the ways in which that relationship has been played out in the domain of Latin American studies. This book is of interest to those studying post colonialism, political science, cultural studies, and Latin American culture, history, and literature.

Product details

• Authors: Beverley, John Beverley, John Beverley
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.12.1999
• EAN: 9780822323822
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-2382-2
• No. of pages: 224
• Weight: 658 g
• Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions; Post-Contemporary Intervention; Post-Contemporary Interventions; Post-Contemporary Intervention
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Nationale Befreiung und Unabhängigkeit, Postkolonialismus