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Gayatri Spivak, Avalon Foundation Professor in the Humanities and director of the Center for Comparative Literature and Society at Columbia University, teaches English and the politics of culture. 

We present her most recent article in Critical Inquiry, from a special issue devoted to the work and legacy of Edward Said.

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Gayatri Spivak, "Thinking about Edward Said—Pages from a Memoir"

More articles by Gayatri Spivak (requires JSTOR subscription):

"Draupadi" by Mahasveta Devi 

Acting Bits/Identity Talk 

Three Women's Texts and a Critique of Imperialism

The Politics of Interpretations