“…The psychology of resistance thus enabled would not necessarily hence be one a pristine, pure or decolonized state of mind, but would refer rather to an assertion of presence -or voice -that had been previously muted and not given the space in which to speak. 9 In this respect we find a convergence of theorization on behalf of a variety of postcolonial theorists who focus on the necessity of creating the cultural, historical and material conditions under which the subaltern can come forward and speak for him or herself (in this respect, see Guha, 1988;Guha & Spivak, 1988;Prakash, 1990Prakash, , 1992Said, 1993;Spivak, 1988Spivak, , 1996. A whole new vista of speculative possibilities thus for the theorization of resistance.…”