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Moussa OUATTARA, Inza DJIRE.

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This article explores the theme of hybridity and the identity challenges Rebecca Walker faces in Black White and Jewish: Autobiography of a Shifting Self (2001). By analyzing Walker’s negotiation of her biracial and bicultural identity, the study examines how she navigates the tensions between societal expectations and personal identity. Drawing on postcolonial theory, particularly Homi Bhabha’s concept of hybridity and Stuart Hall’s notion of identity as an evolving process, this article highlights the transformative potential of cultural in-betweenness. Walker’s memoir serves as a critical lens through which to understand the fluidity of identity in a multicultural context, challenging rigid racial and cultural binaries. Chapter 1 establishes the theoretical foundation of hybridity and identity through postcolonial perspectives; Chapter 2 examines Walker’s lived experience as a biracial and bicultural individual negotiating social expectations; and Chapter 3 explores Embracing Hybridity, toward a New Racial Identity Paradigm

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