Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 11:32:34 -0400 (EDT) From: Imre Szeman <szeman-AT-mcmail.cis.mcmaster.ca> Subject: Re: Spivak Hi, Nicholas Brown has a review of the book in _Symploke_. You can access it online if you do so from a place that has a Project Muse subscription. (Or you can contact Nicholas Brown off-list and ask him to send you a copy: cola-AT-uic.edu). Imre Szeman ---------------------------------------------------------------------- On Mon, 22 Oct 2001, Maci Elkins wrote: > Dear list: > > I was hoping a kind soul could help me make some sense > of Spivak's "A Critique of Postcolonial Reason"--a > book that I've been trying to work through for the > past 3 weeks. I'm not affiliated with a university, so > there's no class or professor I can go to for > clarification. I did, however, look up a review of the > book by David Huddart in one of the public libraries > here in Chicago. Still confused. Is there any other > recent criticism that deals with this book? > > Maybe if someone could just guide me through the first > chapter, "Philosophy", and set me on my way, I'd be > much better off. What are the important points that I > should get from the "Philosophy" chapter? What is she > trying to accomplish by her "mistaken" readings of > Kant, Hegel, and Marx (in terms of the overall goal of > the book)? And I'm also a bit unclear about a lot of > the terms she uses: Native Informant, foreclosure, > etc. Any help, any!, would be greatly appreciated. > > I'm sorry if this book has already been discussed on > the list. I'm new here, so perhaps someone could > direct me to the archives...? > > I think what I'm going to do is try reading through > the first chapter once more, and then ask about > specific passages. > > Thank you in advance, > > Maci. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. > http://personals.yahoo.com > > > --- from list postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu --- > > --- from list postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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