Space Identity and Literature

In the realm of literature Space is a very vast area as it covers various spaces like cultural space, mental space, ideological space, political space, gender space, psychological space etc. Space is obviously a multidimensional concept. Space here is meant not in literal way but it encompasses various dimensions. When we will try to define space in literal way it is found that Homi K Bhabha in his The Location of Culture used the term third space while describing the hybridity in postcolonial literature. According to Bhabha the third space is a mode articulation, a way of describing a productive and not merely reflective space that engenders new possibility. It is an interruptive, interrogative and enunciative. After that Henri Lefebvre talks about space taking it to another level. He categorizes space in three ways- perceived space, conceived space and lived space . After that comes Edward Soja who draws on Lefebvre to develop his theories on space but he extends the understanding of spatiality in several ways that have proved valuable in this study, especially to our understanding of lived space. He spells out the importance of positions that are simultaneously centred and marginalised. About the Editor Bhaskar Ch Sarkar, M.A., B.Ed, is working as an Assistant Professor & Head, Department of English, S.R. Fatepuria College, Beldanga, Murshidabad, West Bengal since 25th April, 2017. He is also associated with the NSOU teaching in the College. Previously he worked as an Assistant Teacher in Nurpur High School, Malda. He has contributed articles in various national and international journals and contributed chapters in various books and presented papers in national and international seminars in West Bengal and other state. He presented papers in various national and internation seminars, webinar and conferences. He has edited four ISBN books.