Latin American subaltern studies was a group founded in 1992 by
John Beverley and
Ileana Rodríguez. Inspired by the South Asian
Subaltern Studies
The Subaltern Studies Group (SSG) or Subaltern Studies Collective is a group of South Asian scholars interested in the postcolonial and post-imperial societies. The term ''Subaltern Studies'' is sometimes also applied more broadly to others who sha ...
group, its aim was to apply a similar perspective to
Latin American studies
Latin American studies (LAS) is an academic and research field associated with the study of Latin America. The interdisciplinary study is a subfield of area studies, and can be composed of numerous disciplines such as economics, sociology, history ...
. It was one of the more important recent developments within Latin American cultural studies, though in the end the group folded owing to internal differences that were both scholarly and political.
The group's "Founding Statement" was published originally in the journal ''
boundary 2
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'', attacking "the limits of elite historiography in relation to the subaltern" (112). As Horacio Legras summarizes, the group "was largely preoccupied with the different forms in which elite practices disavowed the originality and independence of
subaltern
Subaltern may refer to:
*Subaltern (postcolonialism), colonial populations who are outside the hierarchy of power
* Subaltern (military), a primarily British and Commonwealth military term for a junior officer
* Subalternation, going from a univer ...
actions" (126).
The group's work resulted in a Reader, various journal special issues, and also influenced individual book projects of some of those who are among the most significant contributors to their field.
Among the group's members were:
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John Kraniauskas
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Walter Mignolo
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Alberto Moreiras
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His publications incl ...
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Abdul-Karim Mustapha
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José Rabasa
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Josefina Saldana
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Javier Sanjinés
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Patricia Seed
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Gareth Williams
See also
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Subaltern Studies
The Subaltern Studies Group (SSG) or Subaltern Studies Collective is a group of South Asian scholars interested in the postcolonial and post-imperial societies. The term ''Subaltern Studies'' is sometimes also applied more broadly to others who sha ...
References
* John Beverley, ''Subalternity and Representation: Arguments in Cultural Theory'' (Durham NC: Duke University Press, 1999).
* Latin American Subaltern Studies Group, "Founding Statement." ''boundary 2'' 20.3 (1993): 110-121.
* Horacio Legras, Review of ''The Latin American Subaltern Studies Reader''. ''The Americas'' 61.1 (2004) 125-127.
* Ileana Rodríguez (ed.), ''The Latin American Subaltern Studies Reader'' (Durham, North Carolina: Duke University Press, 2001).
* Ileana Rodríguez, "Is there a Need for Subaltern Studies?" ''Dispositio/n'' 52, 25 (2005): 43-63.
* Gustavo Verdesio, ed., ''Latin American Subaltern Studies Revisited'' Special issue of ''Dispositio/n'' 25: 52 (2005).
* Jose Rabasa, Javier Sanjines,
Robert Carr
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. editors. Subaltern Studies in the Americas. Special Issue of Dispositio/n
Further reading
* Arias, Arturo, ed. ''The Rigoberta Menchu Controversy.'' Minneapolis:
University of Minnesota Press
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Founded in 1925, the University of Minnesota Press is best known for its book ...
, 2001 (paperback, )
* Beverley, John. ''Testimonio: On the Politics of Truth.'' Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2004 (paperback, )
* del Sarto, Ana and Abril Trigo, eds. ''The Latin American Cultural Studies Reader.'' Durham: Duke University Press, 2004 (paperback, )
* Dussel, Enrique. ''Etica de la liberacion en la edad de la globalizacion y la exclusion.'' Madrid: Trotta, 1998 (paperback, )
* Freire, Paulo. ''Pedagogy of the Oppressed.'' Continuum International Publishing Group, 2000 (paperback, )
* Grandin, Greg. ''Empire's Workshop: Latin America, the United States, and the Rise of the New Imperialism.'' New York: Metropolitan Books, 2006 (paperback, )
* Gugelberger, Georg M., ed. ''The Real Thing: Testimonial Discourse and Latin America.'' Durham: Duke University Press, 1996 (paperback, )
* Mallon, Florencia E. ''Peasant and Nation: The Making of Postcolonial Mexico and Peru.'' University of California Press, 1995 (paperback, )
* Mignolo, Walter. ''The Darker Side of the Renaissance: Literacy, Territoriality, & Colonization.'' Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2003 (paperback, )
* Mignolo, Walter. ''Local Histories/Global Designs: Coloniality, Subaltern Knowledges, and Border Thinking.'' Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2000 (paperback, )
* Moraña, Mabel and Enrique Dussel, Eds. ''Coloniality at Large: Latin America and the Postcolonial Debate.'' Durham: Duke University Press, 2008 (paperback, )
* Moreiras, Alberto. ''The Exhaustion of Difference: The Politics of Latin American Cultural Studies .'' Durham: Duke University Press, 2001 (paperback, )
* Nance, Kimberley A. ''Can Literature Promote Justice?: Trauma Narrative and Social Action in Latin American Testimonio .'' Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press, 2006 (paperback, )
* Sandoval, Chela. ''Methodology of the Oppressed.'' Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2000 (paperback, {{ISBN, 0-8166-2737-1)
External links
brief overview of the Latin American Subaltern Studies group
Latin American studies