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Borderlands/The New Mestiza: La Frontera by Gloria E. Anzaldúa
2 reviews
stevia333k's review against another edition
I finally got around to reading some of this book because bookclub, and the topic was autotheory. Apparently, this was one of the first works of autotheory.
I read 2 sections/essays in this book. Basically i learned why this book is problematic.
There was a portion about la raza cósmica that explained a lot of discourse (including a no citations given "the skeptical feminist" (1995) for would-be Scarlet O'Hara-s) & why feminists citing Anzaldúa go off the rails in my experience.
Basically anytime you start by celebrating a more inclusive nazism, shit's going to suck. And sure, it's an attempt to answer how to do ancestor worship when some of your settler ancestors SA'd your indigenous ancestors, but genetics don't put food on the table, promises do. Basically this book was in massive need of skin folk ain't kin folk.
I haven't even gotten into how the settler colonialism still needs to be decolonized from, mexican, canadian, and usamerican (for 3 examples).
I did like the part about talking about the different accents of Spanish & as someone whose first language was gesturing & would've more aligned with ASL instead of English, this "Spanglish" part was always the part that touched my heart. (If i elaborate then I'm journalling.)
I read 2 sections/essays in this book. Basically i learned why this book is problematic.
There was a portion about la raza cósmica that explained a lot of discourse (including a no citations given "the skeptical feminist" (1995) for would-be Scarlet O'Hara-s) & why feminists citing Anzaldúa go off the rails in my experience.
Basically anytime you start by celebrating a more inclusive nazism, shit's going to suck. And sure, it's an attempt to answer how to do ancestor worship when some of your settler ancestors SA'd your indigenous ancestors, but genetics don't put food on the table, promises do. Basically this book was in massive need of skin folk ain't kin folk.
I haven't even gotten into how the settler colonialism still needs to be decolonized from, mexican, canadian, and usamerican (for 3 examples).
I did like the part about talking about the different accents of Spanish & as someone whose first language was gesturing & would've more aligned with ASL instead of English, this "Spanglish" part was always the part that touched my heart. (If i elaborate then I'm journalling.)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide, Racism, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Colonisation, and Classism
kshertz's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.75
This was a hard book for me. Her writing style is tough to take in. Which is intentional. The material is also tough to take in. It’s meant to put you in the position that she has been in for much of her life. You’re confused, it’s not linear, it’s poems, it’s stories, it’s real life it’s fiction and it’s Spanish and English. The mixture made it hard for me to read and get through. But I’m happy I read it and I’m excited to discuss it with friends because I feel like there’s a lot I probably missed. Her explanations were so vivid and so much detail though so I appreciated the look into what a different life could be.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Outing, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and War