Gloria Anzaldúa

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“A woman who writes has power, and a woman with power is feared.” – Gloria Anzaldúa Gloria E. Anzaldúa was a guiding force in defining the contemporary Chicano/Chicana movement and a leader in lesbian and queer theory and identity. Born in southern Texas in 1977 she moved to California where she supported herself through her writing, lectures, and occasionally teaching courses in feminism, Chicano studies, or creative writing. She is perhaps best known for co-editing This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color (1981) with Cherri Moraga, a groundbreaking publication not only as a collection by feminists of color, but also for confronting the racism/classism found at the time in feminist thinking. The collection is also noteworthy for fully embracing lesbian voices and concerns and making a clear case that feminism should be inclusionary. Anzaldúa also edited the follow-up volume Making Face: Making Soul/Hacienda Caras: Creative and Critical Perspectives by Women of Color (1990). Voted one of the 100 Best Books of the 20th century by both The Hungry Mind Review and Utne Reader, her semi-autobiographical book, Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza (1987), explored the borders between countries, languages, genders, the classes, and even within oneself. She also wrote several bi-lingual children’s books and co-edited This Bridge We Call Home: Radical Visions for Transformation (2002). Anzaldúa was adamant about the limiting quality of labels and against all things that separated people. For her, inclusion was essential in the gay movement as well. She was one of the first to champion the “otherness” of the queer movement. The recipient of numerous accolades and awards, she died in 2004 from complications due to diabetes. -credits to legacyprojectchicago.org

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This bridge called my back
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Light in the dark =
Representative edition published 2015
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Borderlands/La Frontera
Representative edition published 2012
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The Gloria Anzaldúa Reader
Representative edition published 2009
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Otras inapropiables
Representative edition published 2004
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This Bridge We Call Home
Representative edition published 2002
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Prietita and the Ghost Woman / Prietita y la Llorona
Representative edition published 2001
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Representative edition published 2000
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Interviews/Entrevistas
Representative edition published 2000
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Friends from the Other Side / Amigos del Otro Lado
Representative edition published 1999
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Friends from the other side =
Representative edition published 1993
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Making Face, Making Soul/Haciendo Caras
Representative edition published 1990
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Making face, making soul =
Representative edition published 1990
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This bridge called my back
Representative edition published 1983
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This Bridge Called My Back
Representative edition published 1983
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Interviews/Entrevistas
Representative edition published 2020
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Chicanas deslenguadas
Representative edition published 2017
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Light in the Dark/Luz en lo Oscuro
Representative edition published 2015
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This Bridge We Call Home
Representative edition published 2013
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Gloria Anzaldúa Reader
Representative edition published 2009
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Gloria Anzaldua Reader
Representative edition published 2009
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LA Prieta
Representative edition published 1997
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This bridge called my back
Representative edition published 1981
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