Theory
Third Space (hybridity)
Explore in the Atlas →Homi Bhabha's concept of an interstitial, in-between space of enunciation where cultures meet and new hybrid identities are produced. Located in the colonizer/colonized encounter, the third space refuses claims to cultural purity and becomes a site of negotiation, ambivalence and resistance.
Power Collectivity Ephemerality
Details
- Introduced
- 1994
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
Connections
- relates to Imaginative Geographies
Referenced by
- Homi K. Bhabha proposed
- Homi K. Bhabha developed
Sources
- Homi K. Bhabha. The Location of Culture. Routledge, 1994.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "Third Space (hybridity)." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theory/third-space/. Accessed July 17, 2026.