Getting rid of grades
17/11/2017
This is an important article. Axé.
Author: Iansã
Encore une fois, what I learned in psychotherapy
14/11/2017
That I was not just a person with a question, but an unredeemably flawed person due to the sins of my ancestors. The worst of it, and the proof of it, was that I could not see my own inferiority. The only cure was to self-flagellate in some manner, and I certainly did not deserve … More Encore une fois, what I learned in psychotherapy
On abusers and enablers in academic culture
14/11/2017
This is an important article and should be read. “You would be hard-pressed to find a mental-health professional, a productivity expert, or a writing coach who would suggest that — rather than recognizing people’s talent and rewarding their hard work — the way to get good results out of people is by making them feel … More On abusers and enablers in academic culture
Allons chanter
13/11/2017
We have not sung in a long time, so let us sing. This is Clifton with the only really good rendition of Jolie Blonde I have ever seen. Axé.
The week’s writing report
06/11/2017
I decided that perhaps PMLA or Profession, and not a radical education journal, are the place for that article. I realized my book title might only cover the Caribbean case. And a question I got: does my contention that race and state are a really different focus from mestizaje and nation hold together? For that … More The week’s writing report
Mavis Staples
03/11/2017
Amazing corruption and duplicity, and nobody is willing to fight. I am going in alone, and I shall not be moved. Listen to the amazing voice of Mavis Staples, as she was and will be. Axé.
Corazonada
01/11/2017
Yea, verily I say unto thee that it is a bad omen when you do not wake up in the morning thinking about research and teaching, but about how to withstand and/or avoid bullying and harassment. Axé.
After the University, Long Live the Academy!
27/10/2017
Originally posted on Chad Wellmon:
This is the slightly edited text of a talk I delivered as the Hansford M. Epes Distinguished Lecture in the Humanities at Davidson College on October 19, 2017. It gathers some of my thinking and writing from the past six months around the question of the university. And, as with most things…
We must discuss
23/10/2017
The minor The website The flyers Study abroad options: UDLAP, UDG, UNAM Recruiting visit LSU Recruiting visit Ministerio de Cultura Student showcase Enrollment data Mission and vision Graduate certificate / M.A. with study abroad Anything else anyone has to add Axé.
Ruins of modernity
22/10/2017
Detroit is an example of the ruins of modernity Benjamin discusses (cf. the Angel of History); how far do these ruins extend? For my article, I want to think about that. Harvey: the molecular logic of capital, as opposed to the logic of the state, the state logic that accompanies capitalism. I have to finish … More Ruins of modernity
