Homi Bhabha

Hybridity

The mixing of cultures, creating new identities that are not fully one culture or the other, but a blend of both.

Mimicry

When the colonized people seemingly imitate the colonizer’s culture in a way that critiques, mocks, or undermines power dynamics.

Ambivalence

The uncertainty and ambiguity in cultural mixing, where neither the colonizer nor colonized can fully understand or control new identities.

Postcolonial Theory

A field of study that analyzes the cultural, political, and historical impact of colonialism and its aftermath.

Colonialism

The practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.

Dichotomies

Contrasting ideas or themes that are explored in the novel, such as culture vs. identity, colonizer vs. colonized.

The Location of Culture

A seminal text by Homi Bhabha that discusses the complexities of cultural identities in postcolonial contexts.

Season of Migration to the North

A novel by Tayeb Salih that explores themes of identity, colonialism, and cultural complexity.