SATYA P. MOHANTY is Professor of English and a member of the South Asia Programme at Cornell University, New York, USA. LINDA MARTÍN ALCOFF is Professor of Philosophy and Women»s Studies at Syracuse University, New York, USA. MICHAEL HAMES-GARCIA is Assistant Professor of English and a member of the Philosophy, Interpretation and Culture Programme at the State University of New York, Binghamton, USA. PAULA M. L. MOYA is Assistant Professor of English and a member of the Centre for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity, Stanford University, California, USA.