Moving beyond “Borderlands”: Shifting towards new theoretical understandings of spiritual activism in Gloria E. Anzaldúa's children's literature

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dc.contributor.authorRamirez, Susana
dc.contributor.committeeChairKeating, AnaLouise, 1961-
dc.contributor.committeeMemberWest, Genevieve
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-14T17:48:39Z
dc.date.available2017-12-14T17:48:39Z
dc.date.issued5/30/2012
dc.description.abstractIn this thesis, I center spiritual activism to argue that Anzaldúa's thinking pushed beyond reductionist ways of understanding borderlands theory and possibly towards more inclusionary, relational worldviews rooted in spirituality. I focus more specifically on how Anzaldúa's post-Borderlands theories in her two published children's books can be read as manifestations of spiritual activism. By coupling Anzaldúa's children's books with her lesser-known theories, Anzaldúa offers theoretical and practical frameworks for enacting spiritual activism. Throughout my thesis, I treat each text separately in order to draw out specific theories, which it most closely embodies and enacts and how they contribute shifting understandings of spiritual activism. In the pedagogical spirit of the genre of children's literature, I anticipate educating readers about both Anzaldúa's post- Borderlands theories and raising awareness about the extensive breadth of Anzaldúa's writing through her children's literature.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11274/8937
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherTexas Woman's Universityen_US
dc.subjectSocial sciencesen_US
dc.subjectLanguage, literature and linguisticsen_US
dc.subjectChildren's literatureen_US
dc.subjectFriends from the other sideen_US
dc.subjectGloria anzalduaen_US
dc.subjectNepantlerasen_US
dc.subjectPrietita y la lloronaen_US
dc.subjectSpirtual activismen_US
dc.titleMoving beyond “Borderlands”: Shifting towards new theoretical understandings of spiritual activism in Gloria E. Anzaldúa's children's literatureen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
thesis.degree.collegeCollege of Arts and Sciences
thesis.degree.disciplineWomen's Studies
thesis.degree.grantorTexas Woman's University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

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