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Borderlands La Frontera

Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 1987

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Gloria E. Anzaldua

Borderlands La Frontera

Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 1987
Book Details
Pages

312

Format

Essay Collection • Nonfiction

Publication Year

1987

Audience

Adult

Recommended Reading Age

18+ years

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In Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza, Gloria E. Anzaldúa explores the U.S.-Mexico border as a complex intersection of cultures, histories, and identities. Through her personal experiences growing up in South Texas, she redefines boundaries among practice, theory, personal history, and cultural critique, advocating for a new mestiza consciousness. Sensitive topics include oppression and alienation.

Contemplative

Challenging

Mysterious

Emotional

Inspirational

Reviews & Readership

4.5

12,723 ratings

84%

Loved it

12%

Mixed feelings

4%

Not a fan

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Gloria E. Anzaldúa's Borderlands/La Frontera is widely praised for its powerful exploration of identity, culture, and the mestiza experience. Reviewers commend its lyrical prose and innovative structure, blending poetry, history, and theory. Some readers find the text challenging and dense. Overall, it is celebrated for its profound impact on Chicano literature and feminist thought.

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Who Should Read Borderlands La Frontera?

Readers who relish Borderlands/La Frontera by Gloria E. Anzaldúa often have a keen interest in multiculturalism, Chicano/a studies, and feminist theory. They appreciate works like Sandra Cisneros' The House on Mango Street and Audre Lorde's Sister Outsider for their explorations of identity, intersectionality, and cultural hybridity.

4.5

12,723 ratings

84%

Loved it

12%

Mixed feelings

4%

Not a fan

Book Details
Pages

312

Format

Essay Collection • Nonfiction

Publication Year

1987

Audience

Adult

Recommended Reading Age

18+ years

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