Literary Nonfiction.
Anzaldua celebrates this \'new mestiza\' in bold, experimental writing." The Village Voice "Anzaldua\'s pulsating weaving of innovative poetry with sparse informative prose brings us deep into the insider/outsider consciousness of the borderlands; that ancient and contemporary, crashing and blending world that divides and unites America." Women\'s Review of Books ".
In the borderlands new creatures come into being. "The emotional and intellectual impact of the book is disorienting and powerful...all languages are spoken, and survival depends on understanding all modes of thought.
This twenty-fifth anniversary Edition features a new introduction by scholars Norma Cantu (University of Texas at San Antonio) and Aida Hurtado (University of California at Santa Cruz) as well as a revised critical bibliography.
Borderlands/La FRONTERA remaps our understanding of what a "border" is, presenting it not as a simple divide between here and there, us and them, but as a psychic, social, and cultural terrain that we inhabit, and that inhabits all of us.
Rooted in Gloria Anzaldua\'s experience as a Chicana, a lesbian, an activist, and a writer, the essays and poems in this volume profoundly challenged, and continue to challenge, how we think about identity.
Fourth Edition.
LGBT Studies.
Latino/Latina Studies.
Poetry.
Literary Nonfiction
