A collection of published and unpublished writings of the groundbreaking Chicana writer and self-described "chicana dyke-feminist, tejana patlache poet, writer and cultural theorist" Gloria Anzaldua. Born in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, independent scholar and creative writer Gloria E Anzaldua was an internationally acclaimed cultural theorist. Providing a sample of the poetry, prose, fiction, and experimental autobiographical writing that Anzaldua produced, this book demonstrates the breadth and philosophical depth of her work.
A collection of published and unpublished writings of the groundbreaking Chicana writer and self-described "chicana dyke-feminist, tejana patlache poet, writer and cultural theorist" Gloria Anzaldua.Born in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, independent scholar and creative writer Gloria E Anzaldua was an internationally acclaimed cultural theorist. Providing a sample of the poetry, prose, fiction, and experimental autobiographical writing that Anzaldua produced, this book demonstrates the breadth and philosophical depth of her work.
Gloria Anzaldúa (1942–2004) was a visionary writer whose work was recognized with many honors, including the Before Columbus Foundation American Book Award, a Lambda literary award, the National Endowment for the Arts Fiction Award, and the Bode-Pearson Prize for Outstanding Contributions to American Studies. Her book Borderlands/La frontera was selected as one of the 100 Best Books of the Century by Hungry Mind Review and the Utne Reader. AnaLouise Keating, Professor of Women’s Studies at Texas Woman’s University, is the author of Women Reading, Women Writing: Self-Invention in Paula Gunn Allen, Gloria Anzaldúa, and Audre Lorde; editor of Anzaldúa’s Interviews/Entrevistas and EntreMundos/AmongWorlds: New Perspectives on Gloria Anzaldúa; and co-editor, with Anzaldúa, of this bridge we call home: radical visions for transformation. AnaLouise Keating, Professor of Women’s Studies at Texas Woman’s University, is the author of Women Reading, Women Writing: Self-Invention in Paula Gunn Allen, Gloria Anzaldúa, and Audre Lorde; editor of Anzaldúa’s Interviews/Entrevistas and EntreMundos/AmongWorlds: New Perspectives on Gloria Anzaldúa; and co-editor, with Anzaldúa, of this bridge we call home: radical visions for transformation.
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Acknowledgments ix Introduction: Reading Gloria Anzaldúa, Reading Ourselves . . . Complex Intimacies, Intricate Connections 1 Part One. "Early" Writings TIHUEQUE 19 To Delia, Who Failed on Principles 20 Reincarnation 21 The Occupant 22 I Want To Be Shocked Shitless 23 The New Speakers 24 Speaking in Tongues: A Letter to Third World Women Writers 26 The coming of el mundo surdo 36 La Prieta 38 El paisano is a bird of good omen 51 Dream of the Double-Faced Woman 70 Foreword to the Second Edition (of This Bridge Called My Back) 72 Sexuality, Spirituality, and the Body: An Interview with Linda Smuckler 74 Part Two. "Middle" Writings Enemy of the State 97 Del Otro Lado 99 Encountering the Medusa 101 Creativity and Switching in Modes of Consciousness 103 En Rapport, In Opposition: Cobrando cuentas a las nuestras 111 The Presence 119 Metaphors in the Tradition of the Shaman 121 Haciendo caras, una entrada 124 Bridge, Drawbridge, Sandbar, or Island: Lesbians-of-Color Hacienda Alianzas 140 Ghost Trap/Trampa de espanto 157 To(o) Queer the Writer-Loca, escritora y chicana 163 Border Arte: Nepantla, El Lugar de la Frontera 176 On the Process of Writing Borderlands / La Frontera 187 La vulva is una herida abierta / The vulva is an open wound 198 The New Mestiza Nation: A Multicultural Movement 203 Part Three. Gallery of Images 217 Part Four. "Later" Writings Foreword to Cassell's Encyclopedia of Queer Myth, Symbol, and Spirit 229 How to 232 Memoir-My Calling; or, Notes for "How Prieta Came to Write" 235 When I write I hover 238 Transforming American Studies: 2001 Bode-Pearson Prize Acceptance Speech 239 Yemayá 242 (Un)natural bridges, (Un)safe spaces 243 Healing wounds 249 Reading LP 250 A Short Q&A between LP and Her Author (GEA) 274 Like a spider in her web 276 Bearing Witness: Their Eyes Anticipate the Healing 277 The Postmodern Llorona 280 Speaking across the Divide 282 Llorona Coyolxauhqui 295 Disability & Identity: An E-mail Exchange & a Few Additional Thoughts 298 Let us be the healing of the wound: The Coyolxauhqui imperative-la sombra y el sueño 303 Appendix 1: Glossary 319 Appendix 2: Timeline: Some Highlights from Gloria Evangelina Anzaldúa's Life 325 Bibliography 337 Index 351
Acknowledgments ix Introduction: Reading Gloria Anzaldúa, Reading Ourselves . . . Complex Intimacies, Intricate Connections 1 Part One. "Early" Writings TIHUEQUE 19 To Delia, Who Failed on Principles 20 Reincarnation 21 The Occupant 22 I Want To Be Shocked Shitless 23 The New Speakers 24 Speaking in Tongues: A Letter to Third World Women Writers 26 The coming of el mundo surdo 36 La Prieta 38 El paisano is a bird of good omen 51 Dream of the Double-Faced Woman 70 Foreword to the Second Edition (of This Bridge Called My Back) 72 Sexuality, Spirituality, and the Body: An Interview with Linda Smuckler 74 Part Two. "Middle" Writings Enemy of the State 97 Del Otro Lado 99 Encountering the Medusa 101 Creativity and Switching in Modes of Consciousness 103 En Rapport, In Opposition: Cobrando cuentas a las nuestras 111 The Presence 119 Metaphors in the Tradition of the Shaman 121 Haciendo caras, una entrada 124 Bridge, Drawbridge, Sandbar, or Island: Lesbians-of-Color Hacienda Alianzas 140 Ghost Trap/Trampa de espanto 157 To(o) Queer the Writer-Loca, escritora y chicana 163 Border Arte: Nepantla, El Lugar de la Frontera 176 On the Process of Writing Borderlands / La Frontera 187 La vulva is una herida abierta / The vulva is an open wound 198 The New Mestiza Nation: A Multicultural Movement 203 Part Three. Gallery of Images 217 Part Four. "Later" Writings Foreword to Cassell's Encyclopedia of Queer Myth, Symbol, and Spirit 229 How to 232 Memoir-My Calling; or, Notes for "How Prieta Came to Write" 235 When I write I hover 238 Transforming American Studies: 2001 Bode-Pearson Prize Acceptance Speech 239 Yemayá 242 (Un)natural bridges, (Un)safe spaces 243 Healing wounds 249 Reading LP 250 A Short Q&A between LP and Her Author (GEA) 274 Like a spider in her web 276 Bearing Witness: Their Eyes Anticipate the Healing 277 The Postmodern Llorona 280 Speaking across the Divide 282 Llorona Coyolxauhqui 295 Disability & Identity: An E-mail Exchange & a Few Additional Thoughts 298 Let us be the healing of the wound: The Coyolxauhqui imperative-la sombra y el sueño 303 Appendix 1: Glossary 319 Appendix 2: Timeline: Some Highlights from Gloria Evangelina Anzaldúa's Life 325 Bibliography 337 Index 351
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