This bridge called my back : writings by radical women of color / edited by Cherríe Moraga and Gloria Anzaldúa.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Moraga, Cherríe, editor.

Anzaldúa, Gloria, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminism--Literary collections.

Feminism.

Radicalism.

Minority women.

Women--United States--Literary collections.

Women.

United States.

American literature--Minority authors.

American literature.

Minority women--Literary collections.

American literature--Women authors.

Radicalism--Literary collections.

Genre:

Literary collections.

Literature.

Physical Description:

xlvii, 286 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

Albany, NY : SUNY Press, [2015]

Summary:

Originally released in 1981, This Bridge Called My Back is a testimony to women of color feminism as it emerged in the last quarter of the twentieth century. Through personal essays, criticism, interviews, testimonials, poetry, and visual art, the collection explores, as coeditor Cherríe Moraga writes, "the complex confluence of identities-race, class, gender, and sexuality-systemic to women of color oppression and liberation." Reissued here, nearly thirty-five years after its inception, the fourth edition contains an extensive new introduction by Moraga, along with a previously unpublished statement by Gloria Anzaldúa. The new edition also includes visual artists whose work was produced during the same period as Bridge including Betye Saar, Ana Mendieta and Yolanda López, as well as current contributor biographies. Bridge continues to reflect an evolving definition of feminism, one that can effectively adapt to, and help inform an understanding of the changing economic and social conditions of women of color in the United States and throughout the world. Book jacket.

Contents:

I Children Passing in the Streets: The Roots of Our Radicalism

When I Was Growing Up / Nellie Wong Wong, Nellie 5

on not bein / mary hope whitehead lee lee, mary hope whitehead 7

For the Color of My Mother / Cherríe Moraga Moraga, Cherríe 10

I Am What I Am / Rosario Morales Morales, Rosario 12

Dreams of Violence / Naomi Littlebear Morena Morena, Naomi Littlebear 14

He Saw / Chrystos 16

II Entering the Lives of Others: Theory in the Flesh

Wonder Woman / Genny Lim Lim, Genny 20

La Güera / Cherríe Moraga Moraga, Cherríe 22

Invisibility Is an Unnatural Disaster: Reflections of an Asian American Woman / Mitsuye Yamada Yamada, Mitsuye 30

It's In My Blood, My Face-My Mother's Voice, the Way I Sweat / Anita Valerio Valerio, Anita 36

"Gee You Don't Seem Like An Indian from the Reservation" / Barbara Cameron Cameron, Barbara 41

"...And Even Fidel Can't Change That!" / Aurora Levins Morales Morales, Aurora Levins 48

I Walk in the History of My People / Chrystos 53

III And When You Leave, Take Your Pictures With You: Racism in the Women's Movement

And When You Leave, Take Your Pictures With You / Jo Carillo Carillo, Jo 60

Beyond the Cliffs of Abiquiu / Jo Carillo Carillo, Jo 62

I Don't Understand Those Who Have Turned Away From Me / Chrystos 65

Asian Pacific Women and Feminism / Mitsuye Yamada Yamada, Mitsuye 68"-But I Know You, American Woman", Judit Moschkovich Moschkovich, Judit 73

The Black Back-Ups / Kate Rushin Rushin, Kate 78

The Pathology of Racism: A Conversation with Third World Wimmin / doris davenport davenport, doris 81

We're All in the Same Boat / Rosario Morales Morales, Rosario 87

An Open Letter to Mary Daly / Audre Lorde Lorde, Audre 90

The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House / Audre Lorde Lorde, Audre 94

IV Between the Lines: On Culture, Class, and Homophobia

The Other Heritage / Rosario Morales Morales, Rosario 104

The Tired Poem: Last Letter From a Typical (Unemployed) Black Professional Woman / Kate Rushin Rushin, Kate 106

To Be Continued / Kate Rushin Rushin, Kate 109

Across the Kitchen Table: A Sister-to-Sister Dialogue / Barbara Smith Smith, Barbara, Beverly Smith Smith, Beverly 111

Lesbianism: An Act of Resistance / Cheryl Clarke Clarke, Cheryl 126

Lowriding through the Women's Movement / Barbara Noda Noda, Barbara 136

Letter to Ma / Merle Woo Woo, Merle 138

I Come with No Illusions / Mirtha N. Quintanales Quintanales, Mirtha N. 146

I Paid Very Hard for My Immigrant Ignorance / Mirtha N. Quintanaks Quintanaks, Mirtha N. 148

Earth-Lover, Survivor, Musician / Naomi Littlebear Morena Morena, Naomi Littlebear 155

V Speaking in Tongues: The Third World Woman Writer

Speaking In Tongues: A Letter to Third World Women Writers / Gloria Anzaldúa Anzaldúa, Gloria 163

Millicent Fredericks / Gabrielle Daniels Daniels, Gabrielle 173

In Search of the Self As Hero: Confetti of Voices on New Year's Night, A Letter to Myself / Nellie Wong Wong, Nellie 176

Chicana's Feminist Literature: A Re-vision through Malintzin/or Malintzin Putting Flesh Back on the Object / Norma Alarcón Alarcón, Norma 181

Ceremony for Completing a Poetry Reading / Chrystos 190

VI El Mundo Zurdo: The Vision

Give Me Back / Chrystos 197

La Prieta / Gloria Anzaldúa Anzaldúa, Gloria 198

A Black Feminist Statement: Combahee River Collective 210

The Welder / Cherríe Moraga Moraga, Cherríe 219

O.K. Momma, Who the Hell Am I? An Interview with Luisah Teish / Gloria Anzaldúa Anzaldúa, Gloria 221

Brownness / Andrea Canaan Canaan, Andrea 232

Revolution: It's Not Neat or Pretty or Quick / Pat Parker Parker, Pat 238

No Rock Scorns Me as Whore / Chrystos 243.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781438454399

1438454392

9781438454382

1438454384

OCLC:

894128432