Gloria Anzaldúa

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Gloria Evangelina Anzaldúa (September 26, 1942 – May 15, 2004) was an Chicana philosopher and scholar of Chicana feminism, cultural theory, and queer theory. She loosely based her best-known book, Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza (1987), on her life growing up on the Mexico–Texas border and incorporated her lifelong experiences of social and cultural marginalization into her work. She also developed theories about the marginal, in-between, and mixed cultures that develop along borders, including on the concepts of Nepantla, Coyoxaulqui imperative, new tribalism, and spiritual activism. Her other notable publications include This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color (1981), co-edited with Cherríe Moraga. Born in Río Grande Valley of South Texas, she worked as a teacher and writer until she moved to California in 1977. She died in 2004 while completing a doctorate in literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz, which was awarded post-humously in 2005...

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