Making Face, Making Soul/Haciendo Caras: Creative and Critical Perspectives by Feminists of Color [Paperback]

Gloria Anzaldua (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1879960109 | ISBN-13: 978-1879960107 | Publication Date: January 1, 1995

A bold collection of creative pieces and theoretical essays by women of color. New thought and new dialogue: a book that will teach in the most multiple sense of that word: a book that will be of lasting value to many diverse communities of women as well as to students from those communities. The authors explore a full spectrum of present concerns in over seventy pieces that vary from writing by new talents to published pieces by Audre Lorde, Joy Harjo, Norma Alarcón and Trinh T. Minh-ha.

"At one level or another, all the work in the collection seeks to find ways to understand and articulate our multiple identities and senses of place….Making Face/Making Soul is an exciting collection of dynamic, important writings that all women of color and white feminists will learn from, enjoy, and return to again and again and again."—Sojourner

"...the pieces are stunning in what they risk and reveal..."—The San Francisco Chronicle

Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Aunt Lute Books (January 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1879960109
• ISBN-13: 978-1879960107
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #49,084 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #22 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Women's Studies > Women Writers

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars another classic in women of color feminist theory, May 12, 2001

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This review is from: Making Face, Making Soul/Haciendo Caras: Creative and Critical Perspectives by Feminists of Color (Paperback)

I have read & re-read essays in this volume over and over again. I think of this as among those texts that remind me there are those who went before me--and that the struggle for recognition is not over. Among the key texts here are Sandoval's essay on racism & feminism, a report based on a real conflict that took place in the NWSA and Alarcón's pathbreaking essay on Chicana subjectivity. But there are so many others as well...my main critique is that the anthology is not as representative as it could be with a leaning towards the "Santa Cruz circle"--and yet the truth of the matter is that there was an incredible grouping of women of color studying & writing there in the mid to late 1980s!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have resource for women of color activists!, January 11, 1999

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This review is from: Making Face, Making Soul/Haciendo Caras: Creative and Critical Perspectives by Feminists of Color (Paperback)

This collection of writings by women of color truely challenge and inspire the consciouness through essay and poetry. A reaffirming voice for women of color who are working on radical social change on on a personal to a global perspective.

5.0 out of 5 stars Facing truths, February 26, 2010

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This review is from: Making Face, Making Soul/Haciendo Caras: Creative and Critical Perspectives by Feminists of Color (Paperback)

This was a groundbreaking work in its day and continues to be one of the top anthologies for women of color. Brilliant editing and preface by Gloria Anzuldua. A must read for both men and women!