Abschnittsübersicht

  • Hanif Kureishi, The Buddha of Suburbia (1990) (II)


    Part II: Hybridity and performativity


    Discussion questions:

    1. Most of the novel's characters are looking for an identity, and some kind of stability. Which of them successfully find their place, and why are they able to do so when others aren't? Try to find a couple of examples of each.
    2. What role do 'performance' and 'performativity' play in Karim's negotiations of his own identity, whether inter-cultural, or indeed in relation to gender?
    3. Is there the suggestion to be found here of a 'new' way of thinking and constructing identities (of all kinds) in an increasingly diverse Britain? How does the novel both embody and enact both the principles and dynamics of 'transculturality'?