Subalternities in India and Latin America: Dali, Gupta Hardcover..

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Subalternities in India and Latin AmericaDalit Autobiographies and the Testimonio\nAuthor(s): Sonya Surabhi Gupta\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge India\nISBN-13: 9780367360979, 978-0367360979\nSynopsis\nThis volume presents a comparative exploration of Dalit autobiographical writing from India and of Latin American testimonio as subaltern voices from two regions of the Global South. Offering frames for linking global subalternity today, the chapters address Siddalingaiahs Ooru Keri; Mulis Life History; Manoranjan Byapari and Manju Balas narratives; and Yashica Dutts Coming Out as Dalit; among others, alongside foundational texts of the testimonio genre.\n\nWhile embedded in their specific experiences, the shared history of oppression and resistance on the basis of race/ethnicity and caste from where these subaltern life histories arise constitutes an alternative epistemological locus. The chapters point to the inadequacy of r.