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... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of health, illness and the body > body (sociology) > postcolonialism > subaltern studies
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > political theory > critical theory > postcolonialism > subaltern studies
... > social science subjects > sociology > social theory > critical theory > postcolonialism > subaltern studies
... > social science subjects > sociology > environmental, urban and regional sociology > environmental sociology > history of environment and society > postcolonialism > subaltern studies

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subaltern studies  

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  • Subaltern studies is a broadly influential academic movement whose goal is to refocus history on the unique role of subaltern or marginalized people in bringing about large-scale transformations in society. The implications of subaltern studies for geography are especially apparent in the group's exploration of spatialized categories of class, ancestry, and religion. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Subaltern Studies]

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