Gloria Anzaldua's groundbreaking volume Borderlands/La

frontera juxtaposes poetry and prose, and research and personal

narrative, forming a bridge between activism and scholarship. This panel

looks at Anzaldua's work, along with the work of two border poets,

Margaret Randall and Ruth Irupe Sanabria, to explore what poetry and

other creative engagements can bring to activist practices. Panelists

include Margaret Randall (poet, photographer, and activist), Ruth Irupe

Sanabria (poet and activist), and Michelle Gonzalez (Bard College at

Simon's Rock). This discussion, moderated by Jennifer Browdy de

Hernandez (Bard College at Simon's Rock), took place on the first day of

Activism and the Academy: Celebrating 40 Years of Feminist Scholarship

and Action, a two-day conference held September 23-24, 2011 in honor of

the 40th anniversary of the Barnard Center for Research on

Women.