Borderlands/La Frontera

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Borderlands/La Frontera is Gloria Anzaldúa’s influential hybrid work of theory, memoir, and poetry that explores Chicana identity, border culture, and the politics of language and belonging.

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instanceOf Chicana feminist text
autotheoretical work
book
poetry collection
theoretical work
author Gloria Anzaldúa NERFINISHED
Gloria E. Anzaldúa NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception considered a classic of borderlands theory
widely regarded as a foundational text in Chicana feminism
explores hybridity of culture and identity
transformative potential of the borderlands
violence and oppression at the border
focusesOn Chicana/o experiences
bilingual and bicultural subjectivity
queer identity
genre Chicana studies
autobiography
borderlands theory
cultural theory
feminist theory
poetry
influencedField Chicana/o studies NERFINISHED
Latinx studies NERFINISHED
cultural studies
feminist theory
literary studies
queer theory
languageMix code-switching between English and Spanish
mainTheme Chicana identity
belonging and displacement
border culture
intersectionality of race, gender, and sexuality
language politics
mestiza consciousness
spirituality and indigenous knowledge
notableConcept borderlands
la frontera NERFINISHED
new mestiza consciousness
originalLanguage English
Spanish
publicationYear 1987
publisher Aunt Lute Books NERFINISHED
setting U.S.–Mexico borderlands NERFINISHED
structure hybrid of essays, memoir, and poetry
titleTranslation Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza NERFINISHED
uses autobiographical narrative
myth and spiritual imagery

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Chicano literature hasNotableWork Borderlands/La Frontera