Subaltern Studies

The Subaltern Studies Group (SSG), or Subaltern Studies Collective, is a group of South Asian scholars interested in the postcolonial and post-imperial societies. The term Subaltern Studies is sometimes also applied more broadly to others who share many of their views and they are often considered to be "exemplary of postcolonial studies" and as one of the most influential movements in the field. Their anti-essentialist approach is one of history from below, focused more on what happens among the masses at the base levels of society than among the elite.

Quotes

• Now it is true that the Indian ( essentially Bengali ) Subaltern Studies project has been since its inception a reaction against the reigning " orthodoxy " of Marxist historiography in India
  • Religion and History - 108 David Gary Shaw · 2006 · ‎

• "Subalternism"... is the name given to the latest and most fashionable form of Marxist historiography in India .
  • History and Belief: The Foundations of Historical Understanding Robert Eric Frykenberg · 1996

• The Indian Subaltern Studies project has been since its inception a reaction against the reigning orthodoxy of Marxist historiography in India...
  • The Changing World of Caste and Hierarchy in Bengal: ... Sudarshana Bhaumik · 2022

• The project of Subaltern Studies would have been unthinkable without the vibrant tradition of Marxist historiography in India.
  • Provincializing Europe: Postcolonial Thought and Historical ... Dipesh Chakrabarty · 2009