To do

This article; the syllabi; the LASA2015 abstract; the grading; the parking permit. In the fall: the other article. It is strange no longer to collude in my own oppression but I appear to be achieving this. I will become stronger still. The very worst aspect of working at our place is the way we are … More To do

That work allergy

I do not think it is lack of interest, much though I have tried to claim over the past twenty years that it is. And true as it is that I have other interests that could be professional interests, interests I feel I could pursue with greater happiness and success because they are in fields … More That work allergy

Sur la productivité

We — my only real colleague and I — have both decided, independently of one another, that we are no longer unhappy with Maringouin, our town, or even with Vichy State, our university. It is our main department that dogs us, by undermining our senses of self and professional expertise. I, meanwhile, have been talking to … More Sur la productivité

Et asteur

So I am ready, and going en ville, and I am awake. Maringouin feels tomblike and I feel apologetic about noticing this. So many desire it and cannot wait to get home. I, too, am grateful for it after visiting yet more desolate places but the fact remains that for me, arrival here is like … More Et asteur

Le programme

Now we are trying to Occupy every day, do things and enjoy them. My friend with a harder life, ostensibly, has an easier time with this as his goal is and always has been to teach foreign languages. That is what he likes. I, on the other hand, am gripped with nostalgia. I would have … More Le programme

The cautiousness

This is what the academic advisors say, boiled down: (1) rush yourself, (2) sacrifice everything, and (3) conduct large amounts of conventional research that will affirm the status quo. This is the only way to evade execution. It is that threatening atmosphere, prison and sacrifice, and the gag rule, do not publish research, but only … More The cautiousness