Theorist

Homi K. Bhabha

1949–present Postcolonial theory
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Details

Nationality
Indian

Classifications

Holder
Individual
Source of authority
Reason
Subject
Human centred
Political position
Subaltern resistant
Mode of transmission
Text drawing
Knowledge type
Propositional
Epistemic cluster
Western philosophical

Notes

[DRAFT] Indian postcolonial theorist. 'The Location of Culture' (1994) develops hybridity, mimicry and the 'Third Space' — an interstitial, ambivalent zone of cultural enunciation widely adopted in architectural and spatial theory to think difference beyond fixed binaries.

Connections

Sources

  1. Homi K. Bhabha. The Location of Culture. Routledge, 1994.

Cite this entry

First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "Homi K. Bhabha." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theorist/homi-bhabha/. Accessed July 17, 2026.