Sol y sombra II

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

Sol y sombra I

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

Problem research

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