Chicana Artists
Exploring nepantla, el lugar de la frontera
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2689239 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gloria Anzaldúa (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 37-45 |
| Publication date | 1993-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | NACLA Report on the Americas (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1071-4839 • E-ISSN: 2471-2620 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10714839.1993.11724648 |
| OpenAlex | W2563248943 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
This article explores the artistic expressions of Chicana artists, focusing on their navigation of the borderlands, both physical and metaphorical, as a space of creativity and resistance. Anzaldua uses the concept of "nepantla," a Nahuatl term signifying the in-between space, to describe the liminal experience of Chicanas who negotiate multiple cultural identities. The article highlights how these artists challenge traditional artistic conventions and utilize their art to express their experiences of living in a state of "in-betweenness," grappling with issues of identity, gender, and cultural hybridity. Through their work, they reclaim agency and create a space for dialogue and self-definition within the dominant cultural narratives
Aesthetics · Art · Humanities · Identity (music) · Linguistics · Political science · Space (punctuation) · State (computer science) · Computer Science · Latin American and Latino Studies · Philosophy
In Memoriam
A Poetics of Love and Rescue in the Collection of Chicana/o Art
Bridging MindBodySpirit in a Borderlands ReFraming of Disability
Toward a Poetics of Chile…in Another Mexico
The collision of two worlds’
Introduction
An interesting absence
Living and leading in nepantla
Applying Anzalduan Frameworks to Understand Transnational Youth Identities
No Pain, No Gain
Inscribing the border
Exploring the Tensions Between Masculinities and Connections with Faculty and Staff among Gay Latino Collegians
| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,43 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 2025 (28) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |