Magical Realism, recognized for years as a valid genre in literature studies, till
now has dealt in discussions of binarism, bringing magic and real together in
such a way that distinguishing between the two becomes almost impossible.
Currently, most studies of this genre have neglected to take into account
works from the popular fiction and childrens literature genres, relegating
these instead to other preestablished categories within the canon. This
study, by focusing on the concept of borderlands as described by Gloria
Anzaldúa in Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza, argues that...