Category Archives: Philosophy 599 Ethics of Diversity (Spring 2006)

[a] Pages 47-61, Chapter 3: “Entering Into the Serpent” [b] Anzaldúa begins this chapter with a discussion of serpents/snakes, and how, as a child, she was told they were dangerous, would enter her vagina and suck on her breats (47). … Continue reading →

[a] pages 37-45, Chapter 2: “Movimientos de rebuldía y las culturas que traicionan” [b] In this chapter Anzaldúa analyzes her rebelliousness against Chicano culture that betrays women and Indian, and against White culture that betrays Chicana culture. Anzaldúa notes that … Continue reading →

[a] page 37 [b] On this page, Gloria Anzaldúa writes almost the whole page in Spanish. This is as close of a translation as I could come up with, with my limited Spanish skills: Those movements of rebelliousness that we … Continue reading →

[a] pages 16-35, the preface to the first edition and Chapter 1: “The Homeland, Aztlán, El otro México. [b] Anzaldúa describes the border between the U.S. and Mexico. This “unnatural boundary” is a place of “transition. The prohibited and forbidden … Continue reading →

[a] pages 1-15, the Introduction by Sonia Saldívar-Hull [b] Saldívar-Hull provides an introduction to Anzaldúa’s book that summarizes the book and provides a context for it within Chicano/a and Borderlands writing. According to Saldívar-Hull, Anzaldúa is writing a new type … Continue reading →