Gloria Anzaldúa 1942-2004

[gordonzola]

Gloria Anzaldúa died last weekend. There’s a mini obituary floating around that gives the basics if you don’t know who she was. Personally, her writing and anthologies provoked me into thinking a lot about my place in the world at a time when I was first becoming politically active. I owe her a debt for that and for the inspiration her work gave me.

I never met her, but my thoughts also go out to those who are mourning her personally as well as intellectually.

R.I.P. Gloria Anzaldúa. You will be missed.

Comments

[goodbadgirl.livejournal.com]

She will be missed indeed.

[superchones.livejournal.com]

i am bummed out.

[susanstinson.livejournal.com]

Oh, so sorry to hear this. Her work has formed me, for sure.

[fightingwords.livejournal.com]

oh, shit. i had no idea.

[captain-grim.livejournal.com]

I first read Borderlands/La Frontera in freshman english, and it changed my whole outlook on the world.

[luuuvuuul.livejournal.com]

she's inspired so many people its amazing that she's gone. but there is no doubt that she got some serious work done while she was here.