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.

Preface: In the Cave of Making: Thoughts on Third Space. Homi K. Bhabha. Introduction. The Quest for Inter- or Transcultural Communication 1. Cosmopolitanization Without Cosmopolitans: On the Distinction between Normative and Empirical-analytical Cosmopolitanism in Philosophy and the Social Sciences Ulrich Beck 2. Encounters in the Third Space: Links Between Intercultural Communication Theories and Postcolonial Approaches Britta Kalscheuer The Spatial Turn 3. Thirdspace: Toward a New Consciousness of Space and Spatiality Edward W. Soja 4. Pitfalls of (Third) Space: Rethinking the Effects of Location Julia Lossau Theorizing the Third Space 5. The Void of Misgiving Robert J.C. Young 6. Postcolonial Subjectivity and the Transclassical Logic of the Third Karin Ikas and Gerhard Wagner Literizing the Third Space 7. Caliban's Voice: Writing in the Third Space Bill Ashcroft 8. Crossing into a Mexifornian Third Space Karin Ikas Locations and Negotiations 9. Transcultural Negotiations: Third Spaces in Modern Times Frank Schulze-Engler 10. Two Nations in the Third Space: Postcolonial Theory and the Polish Revolution Gerhard Wagner Contributors. Index