"Spivak has a mind like a searchlight, yet she works at Mozartian speed."
— Choudhury, Uttara
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Date
June 26, 2012
Metaphor
"Spivak has a mind like a searchlight, yet she works at Mozartian speed."
Metaphor in Context
Spivak has a mind like a searchlight, yet she works at Mozartian speed. She has written over 17 books including In Other Worlds: Essays in Cultural Politics, Outside in the Teaching Machine, The Spivak Reader, Death of a Discipline and An Aesthetic Education in the Era of Globalization.
She is currently writing her memoirs and working on a book about American sociologist and civil rights activist, W.E.B Du Bois.
She is currently writing her memoirs and working on a book about American sociologist and civil rights activist, W.E.B Du Bois.
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Provenance
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Citation
Uttara Choudhury, "Star Indian Professor Gayatri Spivak Wins $630,000 Kyoto Prize," firstpost.com (June 26, 2012). <Link>
Date of Entry
06/27/2012
