Gloria E. Anzaldúa

Author

1942 – 2004

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Who was Gloria E. Anzaldúa?

Gloria Evangelina Anzaldúa was a scholar of Chicana cultural theory, feminist theory, and queer theory. She loosely based her most well-known book, Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza, on her life growing up on the Mexican-Texas border and incorporated her lifelong feelings of social and cultural marginalization into her work.

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Born
Sep 26, 1942
Rio Grande Valley
Also known as
  • Gloria E. Anzaldua
  • Gloria Anzaldua
  • Gloria Anzaldúa
  • Gloria Anzaldúa
Ethnicity
  • Mexican American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • University of Texas–Pan American
  • University of Texas at Austin
  • University of California, Santa Cruz
Died
May 15, 2004
Santa Cruz

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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