¡Adentro!
15/12/2013
When we discovered these records we could not have explained why they were saying ¡adentro!, but we understood that they were saying it, and we liked it. Axé.
Author: Iansã
Project Fair
14/12/2013
I must do this. #OccupyHE. Axé.
Nu er det jul igen
13/12/2013
“…at finde vejen til dig ind.” I may not be Christian, but I was raised in a Christian culture and I know a mystical song when I see one. Axé.
And now, the beginning of that Munck chapter
12/12/2013
…on neoliberalism, in Neoliberalism: A Critical Reader. My notes are never complete, but we have this book on Ebscohost. – the “free” market is not a natural occurrence; the capitalist state has been restructured by neoliberalism (i.e. the market has not just driven the state back); the new political matrix created by neoliberalism has had … More And now, the beginning of that Munck chapter
A draft missive
12/12/2013
This has to be shortened and made less challenging, as it will be an e-mail. I seek editing suggestions. Cher J, et cher R, When we chose V as a textbook, one reason was that it was the abbreviated version of another textbook we liked (SQ). We had decided that to work toward consistency without … More A draft missive
On meritocracies
11/12/2013
So I saw the pile of four books with which my colleague, hired after me, is coming up for promotion and I said: why have I not produced four books? But my colleague was hired with joy, not begrudgingly, and was welcomed upon his arrival, not suspected of low designs. He has a housewife who … More On meritocracies
A hypothesis.
10/12/2013
At this point I would consider, for six figures, a job in language program — almost — because I have so much experience of the language program wars, I might as well. I could do better than the average, narrow SLA person, I am sure. Everyone wants to get the language program taken care of … More A hypothesis.
It is happening again
10/12/2013
Students in Spanish 3 think it is strange I would assume acquiring the ability to speak Spanish is the goal. They and their instructors say I am cracked, while random chairs at other universities write in and say they do not know me but I seem to be someone they would want to talk to. … More It is happening again
Life of the mind.
09/12/2013
“One of my oldest crusades is against the distinction between thought and feeling, which is really the basis of all anti-intellectual views: the heart and the head, thinking and feeling, fantasy and judgment . . . and I don’t believe it’s true. . . . I have the impression that thinking is a form of … More Life of the mind.
Four months
08/12/2013
It is a week or so early but I am declaring myself undepressed now for four months, although November is always stressful. I had an emotional crisis that I let run, so that I could see what it was. I could have shut it off by keeping busy, but I wanted to see what it was. … More Four months
