Review 48:2 (2015)
04/12/2016
I want to read this and I may have figured out how to buy it. Axé.
Author: Iansã
On teaching college composition
02/12/2016
“The common use of the argumentative essay in US schooling dates back to unprecedented growth in higher education and a literate middle class in the early 20th Century. College was no longer the purview of an elite group from similar backgrounds, and more students meant two things: an insufficient number of teachers trained in writing … More On teaching college composition
On American aristocracies
30/11/2016
According to the New Yorker, Ivanka Trump was “born with a silver spoon in her mouth” and has “patrician” looks. I read this and said what? She is neither an aristocrat nor patrician, she is merely rich! How can the New Yorker, of all publications, misuse these terms so? I thought my attitude might be … More On American aristocracies
Survival mode
28/11/2016
Now my problem is named, I spend too much time in survival mode. I have learned there are the things you love, and the things you must do to support the things you love, and the things you should not do, or should not do too much of as they are not in your best … More Survival mode
On academic freedom, again
27/11/2016
I hope people actually respond to this. I had a huge argument today with some people in the adjunct movement, about this. They are convinced I do not understand that they are in poverty and I do not think their position is actually very well thought out. They have massive amounts of documentation of poor … More On academic freedom, again
More books on Vallejo
26/11/2016
I always loved the spirit of Francisco Izquierdo Ríos, andino, and his writing in César Vallejo y su tierra is valuable. He first visited Santiago de Chuco in 1946 and stayed, if I do not misunderstand, in the Santa María family’s Hotel Bolívar. (Lodging in that town is rough now, perhaps it is that it … More More books on Vallejo
On time and money
26/11/2016
Today I shopped for, but ultimately did not buy an item I will need. I did not buy it because it was above budget for me and I also did not fall in love with it. This, you will say, is a sensible choice: I gathered information, narrowed down, and resisted both extravagance and salesmanship. … More On time and money
Textos resgatados de César Vallejo
25/11/2016
I think the study of César Vallejo is the only real antidote to the effects of the current election. Our LASA panel on him was rejected–y eso que LASA se realiza esta vez en Lima–surely because it was too poetic and too literary. I was concerned about this possibility and thought the venue could be … More Textos resgatados de César Vallejo
Back to the prison industrial complex, and back to the border
24/11/2016
We had been moving toward decarceration and the limiting or elimination of the death penalty but with the Trump victory the panorama has changed very greatly. I have long sustained that the prison industrial complex was the key to many mysteries and I declare that it must be watched closely now. This article talks about … More Back to the prison industrial complex, and back to the border
An activist agenda
21/11/2016
So, last week was statement signing. If you have not done this yet, now is the time. DONE. This week: Paul Ryan re: ACA. DONE. Making a list of local groups that have organizing resources and workshops. Getting on their mailing lists. Taking a workshop or two. Best if in-person, but online is better than … More An activist agenda
