Homi K. Bhabha

Ideal for undergraduate students, this is a comprehensive introduction to the influential work of Homi K. Bhabha, a key figure in both post-colonial and post-structuralist theory. Like other titles in the Transitions series, the book first outlines the key principles behind his work and then uses this outline to offer readings of widely-studied literary texts.

Eleanor Byrne is Lecturer in Literature at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Introduction: Missing Person: Locating and Re-Locating Homi K. Bhabha * Unpacking Bhabha’s Library: the Post-Colonial Archive * Interruptions and Interventions * Bhabha’s Postal Politics * Colonial Ambivalence, Mimicry and Stereotyping * Dissemination and the Re-Invention of Nation * Bhabha’s Literary Criticism: Cultural Difference versus Cultural Diversity * Cultural Translation, Hybridity and the Third Space * Conclusion: The Commitment to Theory