Heart of the Subaltern
Personal Piece
Inspired by Gayatri Spivak's essay “Can the Subaltern Speak?” and Chinua Achebe's critique of “Heart of Darkness”, “Heart of the Subaltern” challenges the colonial gaze. The subaltern is not presented as background scenery of a new world ripe for the taking, but rather a defiant figure demanding to be seen and heard.