Gloria E. Anzaldúa
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Chicana cultural theory, feminist theory, and queer theory (1942-2004)
Key facts
- Born
- Gloria Evangelina Anzaldúa , ( 1942-09-26 ) September 26, 1942, Harlingen, Texas U.S.
- Died
- May 15, 2004 (2004-05-15) (aged 61), Santa Cruz, California , U.S.
- Education
- University of Texas–Pan American ( BA ) University of Texas at Austin ( MA ) University of California, Santa Cruz ( Ph.D. , posthumous)
- Occupations
- Author poet activist philosopher
- Notable work
- This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color (1981), co-edited with Cherríe Moraga ; Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza (1987)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gloria
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Mexico
- Place of birth
- Raymondville
- Place of death
- Santa Cruz
- Educated at
- University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
- Employer
- San Francisco State University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- American Book Awards
- Image
- Gloria Anzaldua.jpg
- Residence
- Santa Cruz
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- cause of death
- diabetes
- date of birth
- 1942-09-26
- date of death
- 2004-05-15
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Gloria Anzaldúa
- sexual orientation
- lesbianism
- medical condition
- type-1 diabetes
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Encyclopedic overview
Gloria Evangelina Anzaldúa (September 26, 1942 – May 15, 2004) was an American 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.
Early life and education
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