El tres

I always said my stalled projects had to do with Reeducation tout court and they did but Reeducation, including get-it-done academic advice which is an aspect of it, also obscured what were straight-up research problems, that could have been treated as such. The background to the fragmentation of research I experience now was laid out … More El tres

El dos

On the question of how college professors get alienated from their work I do have one really simple answer, they do not have a safe space in which to do it. I just got one, after not having had one since graduate school except for a period of about two years. During that safe period … More El dos

El uno

The trap in which I have lain is multi-pronged although all roads lead to Rome. Let us see: IN LIFE IN GENERAL – PROBLEM A: the idea that the slightest misstep will bring down extreme violence / exile / death, and the knowledge that one must be constantly on guard about these missteps since the … More El uno

Brave new students

As we know, I gave oral final examinations for Spanish 3 for five hours today. I learned that the students are obsessed with the 1950s. – The economy was good in the 1950s and the bills were paid. There was more leisure time. – Many white women would like to live in the 1950s. They … More Brave new students