Shapeshifting subjects : Gloria Anzaldúa's naguala and border arte / Kelli D Zaytoun.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zaytoun, Kelli D., 1964- author.

Contributor:

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

Transformations (University of Illinois (System). Press)

Transformations : womanist, feminist, and indigenous studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anzaldúa, Gloria--Criticism and interpretation.

Anzaldúa, Gloria.

Subjectivity in literature.

Nagualism in literature.

Feminism in literature.

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xx, 172 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2022]

Summary:

"Scholars have long cited Gloria Anzaldúa to make or support claims about selfhood. But many people overlook her emphasis on la naguala and her cutting-edge contribution to subjectivity. Kelli D. Zaytoun draws on Anzaldúa's thought to present a radically inclusive and expansive approach to selfhood, creativity, scholarship, healing, coalition-building, and activism. Zaytoun focuses on Anzaldúa's la naguala/the shapeshifter, a term borrowed from nagualismo. This groundbreaking theory of subjectivity details a dynamic relationship between "inner work" and "public acts" that strengthens the role of individuals in social and transformative justice work. Zaytoun's detailed emphasis on la naguala, and Nahua metaphysics specifically, brings much needed attention to Anzaldúa's long-overlooked contribution to the study of subjectivity. The result is a women and queer of color/feminist-focused work aimed at scholars in many disciplines and intended to overcome barriers separating the academy from everyday life and community"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: ch. One La Naguala in Theory and Practice

ch. Two "An Artist in the Sense of a Shaman": Border Arte as Decolonial Practice

ch. Three Connections with Arab American Feminism

ch. Four "Reaching Through the Wound to Connect": Trauma and Healing as Shapeshifting.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Zaytoun, Kelli D., 1964- Shapeshifting subjects

ISBN:

9780252044434

0252044436

9780252086519

0252086511

OCLC:

1266363010