The Location of Culture

Overview

'Homi Bhabha is one of that small group occupying the front ranks of cultural theoretical thought. Any serious discussion of post-colonial/postmodern scholarship is inconceivable without referencing Mr. Bhabha.' -- Toni Morrison Rethinking questions of identity, social agency and national affiliation, Bhabha provides a working, if controversial, theory of cultural hybridity -- one that goes far beyond previous attempts by others. In The Location of Culture, he uses concepts such as mimicry, interstice, hybridity, and liminality to argue that cultural production is always most productive where it is most ambivalent. Speaking in a voice that combines intellectual ease with the belief that theory itself can contribute to practical political change, Bhabha has become one of the leading post-colonial theorists of this era.

Details

Publisher

Psychology Press

Published

2004

Pages

408

Language

EN

Categories

Art / Popular Culture, History / World, Literary Collections / General, Literary Criticism / General, Literary Criticism / Semiotics & Theory, Literary Criticism / Modern / 19th Century, Literary Criticism / Modern / 20th Century, Literary Criticism / Subjects & Themes / General, Literary Criticism / Subjects & Themes / Politics, Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social Science / Popular Culture

ISBN-13

9780415336390