Borderlands/La Frontera

Literary Nonfiction. Poetry. Latino/Latina Studies. LGBT Studies. Fourth Edition. Rooted in Gloria Anzaldúa'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. 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. This twenty-fifth anniversary edition features a new introduction by scholars Norma Cantú (University of Texas at San Antonio) and Aída Hurtado (University of California at Santa Cruz) as well as a revised critical bibliography. "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 "Anzaldúa'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