Communicating in the Third Space

by Ikas; Karin

• ISBN13: 9780415963152
• ISBN10: 041596315X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-09-25
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Communicating in the Third Space aims to clarify Homi K. Bhabha's theory of the third space of enunciation by reconstructing its philosophical, sociological, geographical, and political meaning with attention to the special advantages and ambiguities that arise as it is applied in practical--as well as theoretical--contexts. The idea of "third space" conceives the encounter of two distinct and unequal social groups as taking place in a special third space of enunciation where culture is disseminated and displaced from the interacting groups, making way for the invention of a hybrid identity, whereby these two groups conceive themselves to partake in a common identity relating to shared space and common dialogue. The essays collected in Communicating in the Third Space--including a preface by Bhabha himself--brilliantly introduce readers to this exciting topic in Cultural and Post-Colonial theory and offers insightful elaboration and critique of the meaning and relevance of life in the "third space".

Table of Contents

Preface: In the Cave of Making: Thoughts on Third Space	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
The Quest for Inter- or Transcultural Communication
Cosmopolitanization Without Cosmopolitans: On the Distinction Between Normative and Empirical-Analytical Cosmopolitanism in Philosophy and the Social Sciences	p. 11
Encounters in the Third Space: Links Between Intercultural Communication Theories and Postcolonial Approaches	p. 26
The Spatial Turn
Thirdspace: Toward a New Consciousness of Space and Spatiality	p. 49
Pitfalls of (Third) Space: Rethinking the Ambivalent Logic of Spatial Semantics	p. 62
Theorizing the Third Space
The Void of Misgiving	p. 81
Postcolonial Subjectivity and the Transclassical Logic of the Third	p. 96
Literizing the Third Space
Caliban's Voice: Writing in the Third Space	p. 107
Crossing into a Mexifornian Third Space	p. 123
Locations and Negotiations
Transcultural Negotiations: Third Spaces in Modern Times	p. 149
Two Nations in the Third Space: Postcolonial Theory and the Polish Revolution	p. 169
Contributors	p. 193
Index	p. 199
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