The hybridity of identities in the third space: A voice from Central Asia students at Maulana Malik Ibrahim State Islamic University of Malang

Rosi, Rois Imron (2026) The hybridity of identities in the third space: A voice from Central Asia students at Maulana Malik Ibrahim State Islamic University of Malang. In: International Student Narratives in Globalized Higher Education. IGI Global Scientific Publishing, pp. 1-22. ISBN 9798337342122 UNSPECIFIED : UNSPECIFIED.

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Abstract

The increasing number of International students at Maulana Malik Ibrahim State Islamic University of Malang, Indonesia necessitates special attention to their existence on campus. It's undeniable that their lives in a new place require identity negotiation. A new identity should ideally be forged in a place called “the third space”; a concept which Homi K. Bhabha Described as a meeting point where two different cultures converge. Using Narrative inquiry research methodology, this research comprised two international students from Central Asia, specifically from Tajikistan and Afghanistan. The result stated that the Central Asian students having two main reasons beyond their decision to study in Indonesia: the scholarship and the Islamic-majority population. on the other hand, in their first coming to Indonesia, one informant experienced feeling of loneliness, while the other felt a sense of togetherness. Regarding the negotiation of identity in the third space, this research identified two original learning identity: memorize learner and logical and critical thinker learner.

Item Type:	Book Section
Keywords:	identity; hybridity; the third space; international student; central asia student
Subjects:	20 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 2002 Cultural Studies > 200209 Multicultural, Intercultural and Cross-cultural Studies 16 STUDIES IN HUMAN SOCIETY > 1608 Sociology 20 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 2002 Cultural Studies
Divisions:	Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teaching Training > Department of Teacher Education for Islamic Primary Schools
Depositing User:	Rois Imron Rosi
Date Deposited:	15 Jun 2026 15:23

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