Being in love never felt this wild.

I am reading Leela Gandhi's critical introduction to Postcolonial Theory and I am nodding my head so fucking much, I realized all my yapping about race theory in my statement of interest is completely bunk, and what I really want to do is *ahem* explore the potential of the steampunk literary genre and roleplaying subculture in the practical application of postcolonial theory. In particular, using the de-centering theory of Derrida and the exploration of power dynamics as expounded by Foucalt, I want to answer Spivak's question: "Can the subaltern speak?" My answer is yes, and my quest is to find out how, and I have a very strong feeling that steampunk is a key.

Names I must look up: Homi Bhabha, Albert Memmi, Ashis Nandy. (At this point, I think I am much more comfortable reading PoC analysis, although I can't escape the greats like Derrida, Lyotard and Foucalt.)