Epilogue

Amsterdam University Press eBooks

Abstract

In this epilogue, I offer some food for thought about the relevance of analyzing the relationship between voice and silence beyond postcolonial memory. By analyzing the Dutch expression “Oost-Indisch doof zijn” (“being deaf in the East Indies way”) through Spivak’s theory of the subaltern and Althusser’s theory of interpellation, I will suggest that every tactical response to power involves deliberate, meaningful deployments of voice and silence. Therefore, it is important for any analysis of conflicts over power to find ways not only to listen to the voices, but also to the silences that make up these conflicts.

Authors 1

1. Gerlov van Engelenhoven corresponding Aachen

   Leiden University

   Affiliation as printed

   Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society (LUCAS)