LIGHT IN THE DARK/LUZ EN LO OSCURO
Rewriting Identity, Spirituality, Reality
About
Written during the last decade of her life, Light in the Dark represents the culmination of Gloria E. Anzaldúa’s mature thought and the most comprehensive presentation of her philosophy. Throughout, Anzaldúa weaves personal narratives into deeply engaging theoretical readings to comment on numerous contemporary issues–including the September 11 attacks, neocolonial practices in the art world, and coalition politics. She valorized subaltern forms and methods of knowing, being, and creating that have been marginalized by western thought, and theorizes her writing process as fully embodied artistic and political practice. Resituating Anzaldúa’s work within continental philosophy and new materialism, Light in the Dark takes Anzaldúan scholarship in new directions.
“Perhaps the book’s greatest strength is Keating’s vast editorial knowledge…. Under Keating’s care, Light in the Dark continues Anzaldúa’s metaphysical philosophies, reiterating, expanding, and inspiring consciousness building and setting innovative directions for future Chicana/o studies…. The text offers a new way of decolonizing the mind, transforming the world, and reaching out into the universe.”