The publication of a series of books and the curation of an online lecture archive on Subaltern Studies mark a significant intellectual and political intervention in the ongoing effort to foreground marginalized voices within historical, cultural, and social discourses. This initiative is driven by the belief that history must be re-narrated not only from above but more urgently, from below—through the lives, resistances, and worldviews of those historically silenced or excluded from dominant epistemologies.
Our book series will bring together critical essays, archival discoveries, field-based narratives, and theoretical reflections that interrogate structures of power, knowledge, and representation. These volumes will not only revisit key debates within the Subaltern School but will also move beyond them—incorporating feminist perspectives, decolonial theory, postcolonial critique, oral histories, and cultural memory to construct a more inclusive and polyphonic historiography. We aim to publish both monographs and edited collections that are academically rigorous yet accessible to a wider audience, including students, activists, and engaged readers.
Complementing the written word, our digital lecture series will serve as a dynamic pedagogical platform where scholars, practitioners, and community voices engage in dialogue over pressing themes related to marginality, resistance, identity, and historical justice. These lectures will be made publicly available to democratize knowledge and foster transregional conversations, especially among scholars and learners from the Global South. Each session will be documented in multimedia formats—recordings, transcripts, and translations—to ensure accessibility across linguistic and disciplinary boundaries.
Together, the book series and the lecture archive form part of a broader mission: to dismantle hegemonic knowledge systems and to reimagine the contours of historiography through the lens of the subaltern. We envision this project as not merely academic but as a political and ethical commitment—to listen, to learn, and to stand in solidarity with those whose stories have been sidelined. By creating a space for radical intellectual inquiry and collaborative scholarship, we seek to nurture a future where history is written with, not for, the marginalized.
