Borderlands / La Frontera: The New Mestiza 5th Edition by Gloria Anzalda (Englis

Description: Borderlands / La Frontera by Gloria Anzalda Named one of the "Best Books of 1987" by Library JournalSelected by Utne Reader as part of its "Alternative Canon" in 1998One of Hungry Mind Reviews "Best 100 Books of the 20th Century"Rooted in Gloria Anzaldas 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.Borderlands/La Fronteraremaps 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. This edition, coming March 1, 2022, will be a more condensed edition, containing only the original text from 1987, and will be at a more accessible price point for readers. For those looking for a scholarly context to this crucial work, the Critical Edition is currently available.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. In the borderlands new creatures come into being. Anzalda celebrates this "new mestiza" in bold, experimental writing.- The Village VoiceAnzaldas 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.- Womens Review of Books FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Gloria Anzaldawas a Chicana-tejana-lesbian-feminist poet, theorist, and fiction writer from South Texas. In addition to authoringBorderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza(Aunt Lute, 1987), she was the editor of the critical anthologyMaking Face/Making Soul: Haciendo Caras(Aunt Lute, 1990) and co-editor ofThis Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color(Persephone, 1981), winner of the Before Columbus Foundation American Book Award. Her works also include Interviews/Entrevistas(Routledge, 2000) andThis Bridge We Call Home: Radical Visions for Transformation, edited with AnaLouise Keating (Routledge, 2002). She also authored three bilingual childrens books, includingPrietita Has a Friend/Prietita tiene un amigo. She taught Creative Writing, Chicano Studies, and Feminist Studies at University of Texas, San Francisco State University, Vermont College of Norwich University, and University of California Santa Cruz.Gloria Anzalda passed away in 2004 and was honored around the world for shedding visionary light on the Chicana experience by receiving the National Association For Chicano Studies Scholar Award in 2005. Gloria was also posthumously awarded her doctoral degree in literature from the University of California Santa Cruz. A number of scholarships and book awards, including the Anzalda Scholar Activist Award and the Gloria E. Anzalda Award for Independent Scholars, are awarded in her name every year. Review "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. In the borderlands new creatures come into being. AnzaldÚa celebrates this new mestiza in bold, experimental writing."--The Village Voice"AnzaldÚas 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."--Womens Review of Books Promotional "Headline" A new edition of Anzald Details ISBN1951874021 Pages 208 Publisher Aunt Lute Books Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 1951874021 ISBN-13 9781951874025 Format Paperback Imprint Aunt Lute Books Country of Publication United States NZ Release Date 2022-03-01 UK Release Date 2022-03-01 DEWEY 305.868 Audience General Subtitle The New Mestiza 5th Edition Author Gloria Anzalda Publication Date 2022-04-14 Place of Publication CA US Release Date 2022-04-14 AU Release Date 2022-06-07 Edition Description 5th New edition Edition 5th Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161552035;

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