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The trace of the past always returns in Derridean hauntings: inflecting echoes of what we once learned, once used, once spoke, into the radical present in ways we cannot always know. These residues are archived, yet they risk disappearing like Spivak’s Rani of Sirmur — vanishing into the folds of disciplinary silence. More often, though, they are domesticated or rehabilitated: violently made to conform to our supposedly “refined”, “grown-up”, “mature” selves, ripped from thei

Hello everyone! My name is Gurprit, and I work at the intersections of postcolonial literature and critical theory. This website aims at its core to catalogue my experiences and projects, and to provide an avenue for communication. As always, feel free to reach out with any questions! - Gurprit (18/11/25) --- Sketch by @melloweentea