Postcolonial Hybridity and the Third Space
혼종성과 제3의 공간
A postcolonial cultural theory positing that culture is never pure, and that the productive ambivalence of colonial mimicry opens up a subversive "Third Space" of enunciation that destabilizes imperial authority.
| Field | Cultural Studies |
|---|---|
| Level of analysis | Micro · Individual |
| Paradigm | Post-Structuralism Critical Theory |
| Key figures | 👤 Homi K. Bhabha (호미 바바) |
| Year | 1994 |
Key Claims
Homi Bhabha deconstructed colonial binaries through the concepts of mimicry, ambivalence, and hybridity. Colonial authority is inherently contradictory; by demanding that colonized subjects mimic imperial norms (‘almost the same, but not quite’), it creates an ambivalent Third Space that subverts colonial mastery.
Further Reading
- Bhabha, H. K. (1994). The Location of Culture. Routledge.
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