Here is a good thought-piece, Fields Have Narratives, and Words Without Borders is one of the places I think I should publish fiction. Today instead I discovered the current location of a good scholar of the Spanish Enlightenment, and I joined the SCMLA for three years. I am going to submit to its conference in … More Sol y sombra II
In my post yesterday describing my day off, I neglected to add the local color. Here it is: ♦ The dermatologist’s office was very Republican. You could tell even out in the halls by the proliferation of middle aged men in LSU gear, and it was yet more obvious coming into the offices and seeing … More Sol y sombra I
Friday is my day off. I woke up with aching muscles, not of the kind one gets from exercise but the kind one gets from not having enough exercise or sleep. With a bad mattress or anything else bad going on I would have felt like knives were cutting into me. Espresso is a good … More Un jour de congé
This is a proposed honors project in a 6th semester (if semester 1 is Spanish 1, and students do not take accelerated or summer courses) introduction to Cultural Studies for the Hispanic world. Professor Zero’s reaction to the proposal was stated more politely but it was, “That is not science!” Student did not understand and … More Problem research
Is Cave’s a serious reading of Lorca, “Teoría y juego del duende”? Or rephrasing: Cave is dead serious about what he is saying and passionate about Lorca, so yes it is a serious reading at that level. How interesting is this reading, though, from the point of view of someone well read in Lorca and … More A research project too advanced for my students
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