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The Location of Culture is a collection of Homi Bhabha's most significant essays which portrays his extraordinary contribution to the contemporary literary theory. Summary of the Book The Location of Culture is a dazzling series of essays by Homi K. Bhabha, one of the most important figures in contemporary post-colonial studies. In this book, he explains why the modern culture of the west must be analyzed form the post-colonial perspective. In these essays, Bhabha refers to several writers including Morrison, Gordimer, Conrad and Walcott. A self-described post-colonial critic, Bhabha provides a theory of cultural hybridity and social differences which transcends beyond the polarities of East and West. About Homi K. Bhabha Bhabha was born in a Parsi family in Mumbai. He completed his B.A. from Elphinstone College at the University of Mumbai and his M.A. and PhD from Oxford University. He is a Professor of English and American Literature and Language at Harvard University. He was honored with the Padma Bhushan award in field of literature and education in 2012.