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Article Abstract

International Journal of Advance Research in Multidisciplinary, 2025;3(3):155-158

Diasporic Sensibility and Hybridity in Daphne Palasi Andreades’s Brown Girls

Author : Chingshubam Nonimorinda Chanu, Dr. Lalit Kishore Sharma and Dr. Akoijam Rebica

Abstract

This article explores the articulation of diasporic sensibility in Daphne Palasi Andreades’s Brown Girls, published in 2022, a novel that centres on the collective voice of immigrant daughters, represented as brown girls, navigating identity, belonging, and marginalization in contemporary America. By engaging with Avtar Brah’s notion of diaspora space alongside Homi K. Bhabha’s ideas of hybridity and the third space, this paper contends that Brown Girls transcends a mere depiction of cultural dislocation and yearning, instead articulating a layered and shared diasporic sensibility that challenges fixed and monolithic constructions of identity. The novel’s plural narrative, infused with lyrical and experimental prose, destabilizes singular notions of race, nation, and womanhood, thereby foregrounding the tensions and contradictions inherent in diasporic identity. Through close textual analysis, supported by the works of Paul Gilroy, Stuart Hall, bell hooks, and Chandra Talpade Mohanty, this paper illustrates how the girls’ experience is shaped by historical marginalization and emboldened by a rebellious desire to redefine their cultural futures. By engaging with key diaspora theorists and emphasizing the interplay of memory, location, and cultural translation, this study situates Brown Girls as a critical literary intervention in contemporary postcolonial and diasporic discourse.

Keywords

Diasporic Sensibility, Hybridity, Intersectionality, Third Space Theory, Postcolonial Identity