This Fats rocking and rolling on “Ain’t That a Shame” – a great musician and song, and the video is a fascinating document. Observe. This is one of my farewell songs to Reeducation. I am really happy to have ejected as much of Reeducation from myself as I have over the past few weeks. It … More Fats Domino
I University Diaries writes about the male humanities professor who has a single-minded focus on research and a talent for bureaucratic maneuvering, and hates teaching. That formula, except for those it works for, gives us the washed-up, frustrated, ineffectual professor one sees in many popular representations. Reading this, it struck me that these were precisely … More On Self-Servingness in Academia
I “Since racial discrimination and segregation are over in this country,” said Z/Cero sardonically, “we can go right back to court sanctioned segregation.” Read all about it. “This is a decision that the Court and the nation will come to regret,” said Stephen Breyer, still lucid despite sitting with the likes of Rehnquist, Scalia and … More Purification
To: All Parents From: PZ Date: Immediately Re: What You Claim To Be Teaching Your Children It is not what you tell them one time in an Official Talk, or even several times as your Official Belief, that they will remember you having taught them. They will remember what you told them casually, informally, off … More Memo to Parents
Patriarchy is of course held together by a number of ideological state apparatuses. Churches and schools are obvious examples. My observations suggest to me that the following, “softer” instututions, even though apparently “feminist” or modifiable to feminist ends, often function as running dogs of patriarchy: 1. Academic departments of Women’s Studies: they are called this, … More Patriarchal Women IV: A Manifesto
The woman in PW II would like me to be more “emotional.” This means, I have learned, that I am not feeling the same set of emotions my interlocutor would like me to feel. I am against the current emphasis on emotion in our culture because it is not about emotion, but about politics. After … More Patriarchal Women III
En el blog de Lisa, supe del escritor noruego Per Petterson, quien dice: “If you consider it, what you say has less importance in your life compared to what you think. The words you say are also outnumbered by your thoughts.” Per Petterson “I wanted to do what the good writers did, and I knew … More Per Petterson
I. Hoy me dijeron unas cosas muy interesantes sobre la famosa Reeducación, a saber: Si los reeducadores no conocen a fondo, o no entienden bien las filosofías o teorías de las que te vienen citando meros sound bytes, y si tú llevas en serio lo que dicen y estás pensando o sabes pensar, los vas … More Sobre el alma
I I wrote a page of my paper, and then I went to the store. I wrote another page, and then I took the rest of the day to write in my novel, which has no schedule and no publisher, and which would not count at work since I was not hired as a “creative … More La lentitude aujourd’hui
I Another book I would like to reread is Ishmael Reed’s Mumbo Jumbo. I think of it now because I have realized that academic writing is easier than blogging. I started blogging to jump-start academic writing, but their relationship seems to have reversed itself. This might be a sign of success. My scholarly texts would … More Jazz Poem, Voodoo Aesthetics
