Let me begin by saying that this is the first of two blogs. For various reasons, I've been unable to go through any reading except the founding statement of the Latin American Subaltern Collective. I'll write on it and then add on the other readings by noon or sometime around that.
What is interesting is that despite being geographically so distant from the Indian context, the Latin American subaltern collective is dealing some of the same issues. They talk about Marxist categories and the heterogeneity that it misses out on and how they seek to challenge them. But more than that, the Latin American writers seem to be keenly aware of the problems they might encounter. They talk about non-working classes being part of the subaltern group. They also seem to be deeply cognizant of the limits of their own approach. All this is highly appreciated.
I'll add more later. Urghh, so sleepy.
What is interesting is that despite being geographically so distant from the Indian context, the Latin American subaltern collective is dealing some of the same issues. They talk about Marxist categories and the heterogeneity that it misses out on and how they seek to challenge them. But more than that, the Latin American writers seem to be keenly aware of the problems they might encounter. They talk about non-working classes being part of the subaltern group. They also seem to be deeply cognizant of the limits of their own approach. All this is highly appreciated.
I'll add more later. Urghh, so sleepy.
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