The term 'Subaltern' was originally borrowed from the work of Antonio Gramsci to describe:
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Correct answer: Social groups excluded from the established structures of political representation
In postcolonial studies, the subaltern represents those marginalized by class, caste, age, gender, or office. Spivak's famous critique focuses on whether these groups can ever truly 'speak' within a discourse dominated by elite or colonial frameworks.
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