"Now let us shift" the subject: Tracing the path and posthumanist implications of la naguala/the shapeshifter in the works of Gloria Anzaldúa

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Abstract

The article explores technologies of the self via the boundaries that happen between the subject and other human and nonhuman entities in Gloria Anzaldúa's use of the concept of "la naguala," the shapeshifter. Topics discussed include the path of la naguala in Anzaldúa's work, her radical skepticism of Western ontology and the humanist subject, and the relationship between la naguala and Anzaldúan subjectivity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)69-88
Number of pages20
JournalMELUS
Volume40
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2015

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Cultural Studies
  • Literature and Literary Theory

Disciplines

  • Arts and Humanities
  • English Language and Literature

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