Critical intimacy: an interview with Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
ISSN: 1443-9883
Article publication date: 13 February 2018
Issue publication date: 10 May 2018
Abstract
Purpose
This paper is an interview with Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, whose work is inspiration for this special issue.
Design/methodology/approach
Public radio interview methodology was used.
Findings
This paper provides autobiographical reflections by Spivak.
Practical implications
The paper provides a glimpse into Spivak’s reflections on her life and work and its impact on her practice.
Originality/value
This is an excerpt of a previously published interview, included here by permission, and adds value to the special issue with insights from the author of “Can the Subaltern Speak?”.
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Acknowledgements
This is an excerpt of an interview conducted by Steve Paulson and previously published by Los Angeles Review of Books on July 29, 2016. The excerpt is published with explicit permission received from both LARB and Paulson.
Citation
Paulson, S. (2018), "Critical intimacy: an interview with Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak", Qualitative Research Journal, Vol. 18 No. 2, pp. 89-93. https://doi.org/10.1108/QRJ-D-17-00058
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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