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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > political theory > empirical political theory > subaltern
... > social science subjects > sociology > social change > activism and social justice > popular culture studies > subaltern
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subaltern  

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  • The subaltern as a concept within political theory gained momentum through the work of the Italian Marxist Antonio Gramsci. His conception of the subaltern has been reworked by Indian scholars such as Ranajit Guha and Gayatri Spivak and is now a fundamental concept in postcolonial studies. [Source: Encyclopedia of Political Theory; Subaltern]

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