Bhabha, Homi K.
Location of Culture RC (Routledge Classics)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780415336390
- author:
- Bhabha, Homi K.
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Routledge
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2004
- Pages:
- 464
- Dimensions:
- 19.71 x 13.51 x 2.39 centimetres
- Genre:
- Literary studies: general
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Location of Culture by Homi K. Bhabha is a foundational work in post-colonial theory, offering a provocative and influential framework for understanding cultural hybridity and its role in shaping identity and social agency. Bhabha's central argument is that cultural production is most productive when it is ambivalent, existing at the interstice between different cultures and identities. He draws on concepts such as mimicry, liminality, and hybridity to explore how this ambivalence can be harnessed to create new forms of cultural expression and social change. This book is a key text in the field of post-colonial studies, written by one of the leading theorists of his generation. It will be of interest to scholars and students of anthropology, sociology, literature, and cultural theory, as well as anyone seeking to understand the complex dynamics of identity and culture in the modern world.
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