It claims that "nostalgia for lost origins can be detrimental to the social realities within the critique of imperialism" in order to show that "leftist intellectuals" romanticize the title heterogeneous group, leading it to be essentialized.
This work cites Gramsci to suggest that "the possibility of collectivity is persistently foreclosed through the manipulation of female agency." In another section, the author cites Pierre Macherey's simple formula for analyzing ideology: "What is important in a work is what it does not say" in order to rebuff "internationalist intentional Marxism." It claims that "nostalgia for lost origins can be detrimental to the social realities within the critique of imperialism" in order to show that "leftist intellectuals" romanticize the title heterogeneous group, leading it to be essentialized. It begins by noting how in the West, the theory of "pluralized subject effects" drives much interpretation, and ends by analyzing a woman who committed suicide while menstruating to answer the title question in the negative. For 10 points, name this essay by Gayatri Spievak.
This work cites Gramsci to suggest that "the possibility of collectivity is persistently foreclosed through the manipulation of female agency.
Can the Subaltern Speak?