Paulo Freire S19
19/09/2012
It is his birthday, y’all! Axé.
Month: September 2012
Chocante
18/09/2012
The first sentence of my book came to me. I was always like this, always had to wait for a first sentence, always had to start at the beginning, as with a poem. (This is another reason why I find all those warnings and instructions, do not start at the beginning, write the middle first, … More Chocante
On putting research first
17/09/2012
I have to, now that I am in that writing group. The goal is to actually put as much time into it as my contract stipulates, namely 30% of 60 hours or 18 hours per week. This, of course, can be reduced in some weeks since the consideration is that it is a 40 week … More On putting research first
On senses of place
17/09/2012
I will eventually stop reacting to this piece, but not until I have said all I have to say about it. I have been listening to this advice since the first time I heard the Emeritus Professor give it to a student. I was still in elementary school then, so it was a long time … More On senses of place
Queensborough Community College
16/09/2012
Write CUNY, it is important. Axé.
The CHE is less interesting than New Orleans, and is egocentric. They see commitment to a place and call it elitism and lack of flexibility — I call them milquetoasts without backbone or personality.
16/09/2012
Da whitemen keep going on about how one must be ready to move anywhere, but they are also saying your primary goals should be suburban. Note how they keep going on about the value of being “a big fish in a small pond,” having “affordable real estate,” and if I remember right, parking. And while … More The CHE is less interesting than New Orleans, and is egocentric. They see commitment to a place and call it elitism and lack of flexibility — I call them milquetoasts without backbone or personality.
Nuevos apuntes del fin de semana
16/09/2012
I keep telling myself that New Orleans just is seedy with spots of glory, that is its nature, but the fact is that it has gone downhill since my heyday in it in concrete ways such as the following: – the public schools have all been converted to charters – the Times-Picayune only publishes three … More Nuevos apuntes del fin de semana
Algunos apuntes del fin de semana
15/09/2012
– criminal justice as a racialized system of control – the domestic war on crime is part of the global wars on drugs and on terror – the prison industrial complex and other technologies of domination which: capture, immobilize, dehumanize, liquidate – the system must be uprooted, not reformed – email quigley77@gmail.com – the criminal … More Algunos apuntes del fin de semana
Du sang, or, Reading for Pleasure Wednesday: Denis de Rougemont
12/09/2012
The first part of this title was meant to be “On blood,” in French, but I see that it also means “You (fam.) sang” in Danish. I wonder what else it means. In any case, we are rereading Denis de Rougement, L’Amour et l’Occident, for fun; our profit on it is, we are daily more … More Du sang, or, Reading for Pleasure Wednesday: Denis de Rougemont
More on that writing group
11/09/2012
I am in a ruin on goals already for this week, and the situation will continue. What the writing group has done, however, includes: – I did not have time to work out, but I make a point of commuting by bicycle, at least. – I did not have time to grade up to 1500 … More More on that writing group
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