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"Can the Subaltern Speak?" by Gayatri Spivak is a seminal work in postcolonial studies that examines the ability of marginalized individuals to represent themselves within power structures. Spivak argues that subaltern groups, such as the colonized or oppressed, are often silenced or misrepresented by dominant narratives, and she critiques the ways in which Western intellectual traditions have historically excluded or marginalized these voices.