Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Professor of Liberal Arts (Open Rank) “The college seeks a candidate who is closely attentive to the artistry in a work of literature-its imagery, nuance, tone, ambiguity, and language-rather than to the work as a text for political or ideological polemic.” “Requirements: Publications in peer-reviewed journals of literature and/or … More The most amazing job ad ever
I have now been un-depressed for over three months and the way to become un-depressed is to resist oppression. I am not entirely there yet: it took all Sunday to submit an article and all of today to work on my vita, a project with which I am still not finished; these were in fact … More Into month four
A local radio station is attempting to instill pride of place in children. Announcer: Have you ever had to go somewhere else and missed home? Children: Yes. We went to Georgia once and it was so strange. The coffee was not the same brand as we have in Louisiana, and it was very hard to … More Provincialism, an aspect of exceptionalism
Anxious doctoral researchers can now call on a proliferation of advice books telling them how to produce their dissertations. This article analyzes some characteristics of this self-help genre, including the ways it produces an expert-novice relationship with readers, reduces dissertation writing to a series of linear steps, reveals hidden rules, and asserts a mix of … More On the failure of dissertation advice books
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“There is zero solidarity in a meritocracy, even a fake one, as the anthropologist Sarah Kendzior demonstrates in a recent series of hard-hitting articles on the adjunct situation. Just about everyone in academia believes that they were the smartest kid in their class, the one with the good grades and the awesome test scores. They believe, by … More Academy Fight Song
What is so awful about teaching beginning Spanish is not having the power to do anything interesting with it. If I were in power I would have innovative programs such as conversation partners outside of class, more structured grammar exercises, and greatly stepped-up cultural programming. But SLA is not my job or focus, either … … More I wanted to say it on Facebook, but they know me there
I have worked in others and only this university seems like such a rough neighborhood. The jackbooted bosses and the assembly line. Like the oilfield, I had thought to say, but I am not sure; it could be cruder and ruder. A recent study indicated that Louisiana was the worst state in the union for … More A few more things I say and know … and some phantasmagoria I have
Perhaps it is because of being from the west and meditating on the ocean. I like and have balance and calm, which is not laziness. People from New England are brash, loud, crass, immature, and anxious, so they have much harder lives than I do. Perhaps I have been on strike all these years, against … More …endless academic advice…
She has written me a letter. Another one she wrote, if I remember well, asked for donations for Katrina victims. Now I am to renew my MLA membership. Here is why: As we prepare for another MLA convention, which will take place in Chicago from 9 to 12 January 2014, I wanted to remind you … More Rosemary Geisdorfer Feal
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