Using concepts such as mimicry, interstice, hybridity and liminality to argue that cultural production is always at its most prolific when it is ambivalent, the author proposes ideas for rethinking identity, social agency and national affiliation.
Information
Publisher:
Psychology Press
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
441
ISBN:
9780415336390
Publish year:
2004
Publish date:
Sept. 1, 2004
Homi K. Bhabha
Homi K. Bhabha, an Indian postcolonial theorist, is renowned for his seminal work "The Location of Culture." His writing style is characterized by its complex, interdisciplinary approach to analyzing cultural hybridity and the effects of colonialism. Bhabha's key contributions to literature include challenging traditional notions of identity and power in postcolonial societies.