Born in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas independent scholar and creativewriter Gloria E. Anzalda was an internationally acclaimed cultural theorist. Asthe ... » 

Born in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas independent scholar and creativewriter Gloria E. Anzalda was an internationally acclaimed cultural theorist. Asthe author of BorderlandsLa frontera The New Mestiza Anzalda played a majorrole in shaping contemporary Chicanoa and lesbianqueer theories andidentities. As an editor of three multicultural anthologies including thegroundbreaking This Bridge Called My Back Writings by Radical Women of Colorshe played an equally vital role in developing an inclusionary multiculturalfeminist movement. A versatile author Anzalda published poetry theoreticalessays short stories autobiographical narratives interviews and childrensbooks. Her work which has been included in more than 100 anthologies to datehas helped to transform fields including American Chicanoa compositionethnic literary and womens studies. «