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Abstract

This reflection is based on approaches by Eric Van Young and Florencia Mallon to account for the advantages and limits of historically subordinate groups. I try to answer the following questions: Is it possible to know the other voices in the story? If this answer is affirmative, how should we proceed? Is subaltern history framed in postmodern thought? Do the studies on the subalterns fragment the historical knowledge to the point of forgetting the participation of the elites? Does the subaltern approach homogenize its object of study? Through a critical review of arguments, it is proposed that this trend is beneficial for historiography, in that it makes it possible to tell other types of stories that consider the complexity of human societies. Thus, it is not about covering everything, but about covering more.