The Spivak Reader

For roughly the past fifteen years, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak has stood among the most prominent feminist critics in the world. Working in literary and cultural studies, she consistently questions the authority of accepted theoretical frameworks.

Her close readings of a wide range of authors can be demanding for readers who are new to poststructuralism. This collection goes a long way toward explaining the intricate theory of reading that runs through her work.