Means and Measures of Modern Subaltern Feminism

Abstract

For the past decade, subalterns all around the globe have been speaking out, in different forms, with different voices, shouting, and whispering, giving expression to a historically significant rebellion. Subaltern feminists across the continent are taking to the streets and public spaces to make their voices heard after feeling silenced for so long in the private, invisible spaces they have traditionally occupied. This unadulterated encounter has not only altered subalterns' day-to-day lives, but also their values and ideas about social and personal relations, thereby highlighting subalterns' antecedent resistance.  The main objective of this paper is to understand how subaltern feminist indentured women’s cries, degradation and dehumanization, and the politics of change and control that impacted their social organization. Within the theoretical framework of subaltern studies, this paper analyzes and discusses secondary data gleaned from print and digital sources such as books, newspapers, and websites.  The author takes a discursive approach, allowing readers to delve into Indian and Afro-American subaltern studies while also gaining access to multiple major perspectives on subaltern feminism. The paper tracks the resistance against oppression voiced by marginalized women in South America and India.