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In the context of postcolonial theory, what does the term 'Mimicry' refer to according to Homi K. Bhabha?

  1. The exact reproduction of indigenous culture by the colonizing power
  2. The colonized imitating the colonizer's ways while remaining 'almost the same but not quite'
  3. A military strategy used by rebels to infiltrate colonial administrations
  4. The practice of translating English literary classics into local vernacular languages
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Correct answer: The colonized imitating the colonizer's ways while remaining 'almost the same but not quite'

Bhabha defines mimicry as an ambivalent process where the colonized subject is encouraged to imitate the colonizer. This imitation is never perfect, creating a 'blurred' copy that ultimately threatens the authority of colonial discourse.

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