On biographical criticism and its effects: ¿qué relación hay entre arte y vida? But most importantly, he destroys conventional notions of identity, and we keep saying, who was this man?
The creation of anthologies was about authority, and I intuit that authority is fundamentally what 19th century literature is about. What did I mean when I said this, and is it defensible? I believe I meant that the tradition I am studying is directing our attention to a certain class and certain questions, and literally whiting everyone and everything else out.
Also, my paper at the 2024 BRASA was called “Raça, escritura, e negação radical em Denise Ferreira da Silva and maybe that’s where I should pick up, I had meant to be giving my ALCA paper in Portuguese, basically, or feel how that felt, and I felt unprepared for this more informed audience. My notes say I should begin right away with situating her in relation to texts like O Mulato and that I should look at Luso-Brazilian Review for contexts of Ferreira da Silva.
And notes on the reality of my working conditions, that I claim are such no longer, but I am probably too generous. My note said:
“Obstruction. They should get out of the way of the program. We are suppressed and excluded, and we have no representation. Uninformed decisions are made that affect us but not the decision-makers.” I should remember this.
I should also turn one of these things into an abstract of some kind, I really need to get on things.
Axé.
