“Deconstruction seems to offer a way out of the closure of knowledge. By inaugurating the open-ended indefiniteness of textuality-by thus 'placing in the abyss' (mettre en abime), as the French expression would literally have it-it shows us the lure of the abyss as freedom. The fall into the abyss of deconstruction inspires us with as much pleasure as fear. We are intoxicated with the prospect of never hitting bottom”
Quote by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
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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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