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9%OFFCherríe L. Moraga - A Xicana Codex of Changing Consciousness: Writings, 2000–2010 - 9780822349778 - V9780822349778
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A Xicana Codex of Changing Consciousness: Writings, 2000–2010

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Description for A Xicana Codex of Changing Consciousness: Writings, 2000–2010 Paperback. Collection of essays and poems that address the challenges of being a Chicana, a lesbian, and a feminist in the changing world of the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF; JFSK1; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
A Xicana Codex of Changing Consciousness features essays and poems by Cherríe L. Moraga, one of the most influential figures in Chicana/o, feminist, queer, and indigenous activism and scholarship. Combining moving personal stories with trenchant political and cultural critique, the writer, activist, teacher, dramatist, mother, daughter, comadre, and lesbian lover looks back on the first ten years of the twenty-first century. She considers decade-defining public events such as 9/11 and the campaign and election of Barack Obama, and she explores socioeconomic, cultural, and political phenomena closer to home, sharing her fears about raising her son amid increasing urban violence and ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822349778
SKU
V9780822349778
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About Cherríe L. Moraga
Cherríe L. Moraga is an award-winning playwright, poet, essayist, and activist. She is the author of Loving in the War Years and co-editor, with Gloria Anzaldúa, of This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color. Moraga is a founding member of La RED Xicana Indígena, a network of Xicana activists committed to indigenous political education, spiritual practice, ... Read more

Reviews for A Xicana Codex of Changing Consciousness: Writings, 2000–2010
“Moraga’s prose is characteristically trenchant and her stance unapologetic as ever. But there is a tender quality of reflection here, too, even nostalgia, that strikes a new note. . . . [T]he sense of trying to hang on to, to remember, something vanishing is palpable in this book. It is a posture that Moraga strikes superbly, and the result is ... Read more

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