2021
DOI: 10.29110/soylemdergi.881481
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In or Between the Cultures: Hybridity in American Dervish

Abstract: This study analyzes American Dervish in the light of Homi Bhabha's cultural theory. As a postcolonial theorist, Bhabha who also had a colonial past has made significant contributions to cultural studies. He conceptualizes hybridity, third space, in-betweenness, or mimicry to shed light on the cultural interactions in the shade of colonial traces. His theory which draws attention to the impossibility of pure culture is used in this study to discover Shah family's migrant life. Pakistani descent-American author,… Show more

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“…Moving forward from the methods and frameworks, and examining the identity phenomenon within a post-modern viewpoint, it can be stated that in today's world, the way individuals develop their identity aspect has changed in many ways and it is not the same as the previous ways. As a postcolonial theorist, Homi Bhabha focuses on the cultural interaction in relation to the colonial and post-colonial context and uses hybridity, third space, in-betweenness, or mimicry terms to display the impossibility of pure cultural identity in the multicultural lifestyles of individuals (Baykara & Kaçmaz, 2021). With the vast effects of globalization, face-to-face communication started to lose its dominance, in addition, the limitations of time and space began to disappear and the dimensions of communication began to change.…”
Section: Cultural Identitymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Moving forward from the methods and frameworks, and examining the identity phenomenon within a post-modern viewpoint, it can be stated that in today's world, the way individuals develop their identity aspect has changed in many ways and it is not the same as the previous ways. As a postcolonial theorist, Homi Bhabha focuses on the cultural interaction in relation to the colonial and post-colonial context and uses hybridity, third space, in-betweenness, or mimicry terms to display the impossibility of pure cultural identity in the multicultural lifestyles of individuals (Baykara & Kaçmaz, 2021). With the vast effects of globalization, face-to-face communication started to lose its dominance, in addition, the limitations of time and space began to disappear and the dimensions of communication began to change.…”
Section: Cultural Identitymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It is uncertain when and by whom "Islamic civilization" was first used as a concept (Baykara, 2007). The modern connotations of progression, order, science, knowledge, education, and freedom, attributed to the concept of civilization 10 , were likely intellectual products of the Tanzimat-era.…”
Section: First Generation: the Defenders Of The "True" Civilizationmentioning
confidence: 99%