Title: After Words: Feminist Praxis as a Bridge Between Theory and Practice
Abstract: In This Bridge We Call Home, AnaLouise Keating explains that her collaborative work with Gloria Anzalduia is a call new expressions of coalition predicated on a spiritual activism that begins with the personal yet moves outward, acknowledging our radical (2002, 18). Our efforts in this cluster have been demonstrate our own interconnectedness and invite still more connections across academic and nonacademic borders. During our panel presentation on Moving Locations at the June 2003 National Women's Studies Association conference, we identified the connection between spirituality and activism. The audience there was hungry for more conversation on this topic. We have attempted incorporate spirituality as an energy that moves through the pen the pages of our work reflect our visions of social justice. In keeping with the values of feminist praxis demonstrated and advocated in our articles, we decided contribute an our collaboration. These After Words are a third-space expression of integrated practice-the bridgework between theory and practice as well as between hearts, minds, bodies, and souls-in the pursuit of meaning. We offer readers a glimpse into the two years of work that produced the now neatly contained articles in our cluster, as well as the messiness of our lives just beyond the page as that which also informed our efforts and our be-longings throughout this project. Anzaldu'a states that for nepantleras, to bridge is an act of will, an act of love, an attempt toward compassion and reconciliation, and a promise be present with the pain of others on our shared journeys (2002, 4). These reflections reveal the transformative potentials and promises of our work and the hopeful futures we long for. Acknowledging our cosmic connection, we dedicate these reflections Gloria Anzaldu'a who continues inspire each of us.
Publication Year: 2005
Publication Date: 2005-07-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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