| La Prieta | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Gloria E. Anzaldúa |
| Media type | Essay |
| Subject | Colorism, racism, Tejana identity |
La Prieta is a 1981 essay by the Tejana feminist scholar Gloria E. Anzaldúa, originally published in the anthology This Bridge Called My Back.
About
The essay explores Anzaldúa's identity as a white/mestiza Tejana from a formerly affluent, sixth-generation Texan family. She explores the racism, colorism, sexism, heteronormativity, and classism of her parents and grandparents, who scorned her for being too dark-skinned and who identified with whiteness and Americanness rather than with Mexican, Indigenous, and Black people.
The essay belongs to the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection at The University of Texas at Austin, having acquired Anzaldúa's works in 2005.
See also
References
- Camp, Jessica Rae (December 2010). Radical rhetoric: Excavating Gloria Anzaldúa's "La Prieta" (Thesis). Texas Woman's University. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- "Benson Latin American Collection acquires Anzaldúa archive". University of Texas at Austin. 6 July 2005. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
External links
- La Prieta, Hypotheses
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