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Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak wins 2025 Holberg Prize
The award will be formally presented at the University of Bergen, Norway, on June 5.
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak's research interests include 19th- and 20th-century literature, feminism, deconstruction, globalization, political theory, and critical social theory. / Columbia University
Columbia University Professor Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak has been named the 2025 Holberg Prize Laureate for her pioneering interdisciplinary work in literary criticism, philosophy, and postcolonial studies.
The Holberg Prize, awarded annually by the Norwegian government, recognizes contributions in the humanities, social sciences, law, or theology. The prize includes a cash award of approximately $540,000.
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Spivak has been credited for shaping contemporary thought through her research on comparative literature, deconstruction, feminism, and political philosophy. She is best known for her 1988 essay Can the Subaltern Speak?, a foundational text in postcolonial studies, and for introducing deconstruction to English-speaking audiences through her translation of Jacques Derrida’s Of Grammatology.
“Spivak has inspired, enabled, and supported otherwise inconceivable lines of critical interrogations—both at the centers and margins of global modernity,” said Holberg committee chair Heike Krieger.
Beyond academia, Spivak has worked for decades in self-funded schools in India’s marginalized communities, advocating for democratic education. She has received numerous honors, including the Padma Bhushan and the Kyoto Prize, and holds 15 honorary doctorates.
“We are thrilled Professor Spivak has been recognized in this way for her lifelong commitment to advancing scholarship in the humanities and her impact across so many disciplines fundamental to our understanding of literature, society, and, indeed, the process of learning itself,” said Amy Hungerford, dean and executive vice president of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
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