Light in the Dark/Luz en lo Oscuro: Rewriting Identity, Spirituality, Reality (Latin America Otherwise)

Written during the last decade of her life, Light in the Dark represents the culmination of Gloria Anzaldúa's mature thought and the most comprehensive presentation of her philosophy. Throughout Anzaldúa weaves personal narratives into deeply engaged theoretical readings to comment on numerous contemporary issues—including the September 11th attacks, neo-colonial practices in the art world, and coalitional politics. She valorizes subaltern forms and methods of knowing, being, and creating that have been marginalized by Western thought, and theorizes her writing process as a fully-embodied artistic and political practice. Re-situating Anzaldúa's work within Continental philosophy and new materialism, Light in the Dark takes Anzaldúan scholarship in new directions.