subalternity
- noun
- /ˌsʌbˈɔːltərnɪti/
- Jargon
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subalternidad
- Activists work tirelessly to combat subalternity and promote equality for all groups in society.
Examples
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In sum, Fuguet deliberately writes against the script of subalternity by associating his characters with mainstream consumer culture rather than subculture.
Academic text (2018) -
To paraphrase Jesus Martin-Barbero, we must attend to the thick texture of hegemony/subalternity, the interlacing of submission and resistance, opposition and complicity.
Academic text (1996) -
Using the native as a mediator of his own desires, Vargas Llosa re-articulates the native into silence and thus contributes to the construction and maintenance of indigenous subalternity.
Academic text (1999) -
Quite to the contrary, the Afro-Brazilian Spiritism discussed here is generally linked to the maintenance of subalternity rather than subjecthood at the grassroots, and the spiritist associations are described as anything but civil associations.
Academic text (1999) -
In many societies, subalternity manifests through the exclusion of certain groups from political power.
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The study of subalternity highlights the challenges faced by marginalized communities in asserting their rights.
Synonyms
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Being in a lower position under someone else's control
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A position lower than others in work or society
Being less important or having less power than others
Antonyms
How Marginalized
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- Jargon
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Subalternity comes from the parts sub- 'under' and alter 'other', so it gives the picture of people placed 'under' or below others. That's why it now often means being left out, pushed down, or kept in a lower social position.