CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC HYBRIDITY: A DIASPORA STUDY OF THE LOST PEARL

Abstract

The research study attempts to investigate the aspects of cultural and linguistic hybridity through the diaspora study of Zuberi’s (2012) The Lost Pearl, under the theoretical framework of Bhabha’s (1994) The Location of Culture. The purpose of this research is to identify the elements of cultural and linguistic hybridity in Pakistani and American society. Diaspora theory established intellectual spaces for indigenous people to speak for themselves, in their own voice and produce cultural and linguistic discourses. The study measured the influence of cultural and linguistic hybridity on the life of main character Sana Shah. It focused on the issues, such as, the relationship between diaspora and hybridity, role of diaspora theory in cultural and linguistic hybridity, reason of Sana’s migration from Pakistan to America and usage of two different languages. The research is based on qualitative method. The methodology supports the reasons and the findings that are discussed with the help of diaspora theory. The research also analyzes that the Cultural studies have great potential to liberate us from the boundaries that limit our capacity for thought and discussion.