Gloria Anzaldúa y los estudios sobre las fronteras

Abstract

In this article we examine the way in which borderlands have been conceptualized from the West, as a place for the production of meaning. Further on, we analyze it based on Anzaldúa's approaches and integrate three variables to the discussion: violence and peace, power, and identity. We discuss these variables using the proposals of authors such as Johan Galtung, John Paul Lederach, and Gayatri Spivak, which allows us to focus on those who inhabit these spaces, the power relations that are woven, the possibilities for peacebuilding and the question of identity. Finally, we propose some conclusions to continue the debate on critical border studies in the 21st century.