From whom does Spivak borrow the term 'subaltern'?
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Correct answer: D. Antonio Gramsci
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Gramsci's 'subaltern classes' (Prison Notebooks), taken up by the Subaltern Studies group and in 'Can the Subaltern Speak?' (1985/88).
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