September 2023 – coldhearted scientist وداد

Storyboard

17/09/2023

Maybe I need to storyboard this piece. I am casting about because I am not sure what these people really want. They say academia and activism. My story might be: This is a weak storyboard. Axé.

(This is for the recast of that paper.) On the question of the interaction of academia and activism: In my case, activism has been a parallel life that takes time away from academic work. It is a sacrifice I have accepted, although not with the peace Brittany Letiecq says she has. (I also have much … More The parallel lives approach

Adventure Quest

13/09/2023

I woke up this morning thinking about how my colleagues are measuring out their lives in coffee-spoons and are happy with this, while I always wanted to be involved in a large project of revolutionary love. That is the difference between me and the faculty and I saw it in my first job, where everyone … More Adventure Quest

Le log du 10 septembre – and Emmelhainz

10/09/2023

10: Some work on that abstract, which tends more toward the MLA or Caribbean Studies Association, even, not to that particular ACLA panel. Some work reading Emmelheinz. Self-destruction is a kind of reaction to the violence of the atmosphere but we can still fight it. More Emmelheinz: the ethics of love proposed by the great … More Le log du 10 septembre – and Emmelhainz

Scratch

10/09/2023

Axé.

Cornejo Polar: Sobre literatura y crítica latinoamericanas

08/09/2023

This is another book that used to be hard to get and that I have a nice photocopy of, that I don’t realize I have. It is available on JSTOR now. Axé.

O pai de família

08/09/2023

I am still “disavowed” by Interlibrary Loan and do not know why, I must get to the bottom of it. And I’ve lost my Emmelheinz book, I am not sure how. I’m going to replace it with a Kindle copy, I suppose, it is less expensive although I don’t like that as much. And I … More O pai de família

Emmelheinz

08/09/2023

And speaking of ramping up, I also have to remember to switch to T-Mobile. If I ever get a ticket to Mexico, that is. ANYWAY. Speaking of Mexicans, Emmelheinz. My notes on her talk were: So I think this is where I could start the rewriting of my prison essay. In the meantime The Nation, … More Emmelheinz

Magnarelli on MARIA

06/09/2023

This is one of the ancient photocopies I have, that I would not hang onto if I were at a university with library holdings. Magnarelli’s The Lost Rib is a good book, although dated now. And I am too lazy to summarize the preface and explain the premise, and there are reviews you can look … More Magnarelli on MARIA