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“So capital is in fact borderless; that's the problem. On the other hand capital has to keep borders alive in order for this kind of cross-border trade to happen. So therefore the idea of borderlessness has a performative contradiction within it which has to be kept alive.”

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Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak

Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak is an Indian philosopher, literary critic, and feminist theorist. She is renowned for her contributions to postcolonial theory and deconstruction. Born on February 24, 1942, in Calcutta, India, Spivak has made significant academic contributions through her work on the subaltern and her engagement with the philosophy of Jacques Derrida. more

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