Critical intimacy: an interview with Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak

This paper is an interview with Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, whose work is inspiration for this special issue.

Public radio interview methodology was used.

This paper provides autobiographical reflections by Spivak.

The paper provides a glimpse into Spivak’s reflections on her life and work and its impact on her practice.

This is an excerpt of a previously published interview, included here by permission, and adds value to the special issue with insights from the author of “Can the Subaltern Speak?”.