Subaltern Studies
Group of South Asian scholars of postcolonial and post-imperial underclasses / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Subaltern Studies Group (SSG) or Subaltern Studies Collective is a group of South Asian scholars interested in the postcolonial and post-imperial societies.[1] 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.[2] Their anti-essentialist approach[3] is one of history from below, focused more on what happens among the masses at the base levels of society than among the elite.