For Gayatri Chakrovorty Spivak, a persistent problem for the subaltern is that
A) They are economically deprived
B) Their disempowerment makes coherent organization difficult
C) No act of dissent occurs separately from the dominant discourse
D) Their leaders are in collusion with the powers that be

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Spivak argues that the subaltern are not only economically deprived and disempowered, but their voices and acts of dissent are always already shaped by the dominant discourse. In other words, any attempt to express dissent is always in relationship to the dominant discourse, which makes true empowerment and liberation difficult.

For Gayatri Chakrovorty Spivak, a Persistent Problem for the Subaltern