Structural Absences: Articulations of Marginalized Indigenous Subalterns

• In Event: ICTs and Marginalized Populations

Abstract

Historically, indigenous subalterns have been struggling with the issues of material and communicative absences; their voices were systematically erased by the dominant stakeholders from the discursive spaces. Critical cultural frameworks such as culture-centered approach argue that dialogic engagements with subaltern communities are instrumental in bringing about social justice. Espousing the methodologies of the culture-centered approach, and attending to the emerging contextual narratives, this paper examines how indigenous villagers of eastern India negotiate with situated structural absences in their day-to-day existence. Through reflexive engagement and listening, this research brings forth the voices of the marginalized to co-create spaces for active and meaningful dialogue.

Author

• Uttaran Dutta, Arizona State U