W. H. Auden makes the case for art and against social science, sport, and hygiene I was raised with. I must actually study Thomas’ post, which I have not yet done and which is another matter. I am not a Bohemian but a great bourgeoise. To be a Bohemian like César Vallejo, for instance, you … More On Bohemians
The sun has come out, thank God, and I am bringing my list forward. I may not be living well, but I am not falling prey either to the discourse of Reeducation or my first education, so this is a good thing. I have to get stronger and stronger so I do not fall prey … More Le soleil
Here is a marvelous film on civilization and barbarism with which I may start the culture course in the spring, even though it does not involve Spain. Meanwhile, in news of current barbarism, consider: The contrast here is not only between the civility of the children and the cruelty of the shooter, but between what … More Civilization and barbarism
Assistant professors in my college start at $44K, with no contributions made to Social Security. Those who started in 2008 or later have never had raises. This is to teach a wide range of undergraduate and graduate courses, 3/3, with 30% of time dedicated to research and the expectation of a book and articles for … More The problem with the classes is money
I now see why I have had these Moustaki song fragments floating through my head all semester: when I was my exchange student’s age I also lived in France, and it was Moustaki songs that floated out of the cafés in the Rue Mouffetard. This song is about the Mediterranean spring and García Lorca would … More Ahora que es primavera
– Housework beyond basic cleaning – Yard maintenance – Painting – Doing own nails – Dyeing own hair – Grocery shopping in the car – Anything involving large shopping centers, parking lots, or big box stores A large, modern or modernized urban studio or loft is the place for me to live, seriously. It could … More Things I dislike and am not good at.
It is privatized and this makes care much less accessible but people are being told this is Obama’s fault and not Jindal’s. Axé.
Momo has sent the new logo for our alma mater. It is observable above, to the right. Tomo Hirai, a 24-year-old UC Davis graduate, thought the new UC logo looked like “a loading logo” for a computer operating system such as Windows or Mac. “It cheapened the entire UC System,” Hirai said. “That’s not what … More Brave new logo
Here is a reading list for students considering graduate work in Spanish. Here is my list for students considering Latin American literature as a secondary field for the Ph.D in another literature. Like the SMT list, it is not a reading list for the actual examination, but a preliminary list. * Here is an ancient … More Reading lists
1/- I should read this on zapatismo as indianismo, but it lies out of the scope of my project, or does it, really? I would like to be in Bolivia to do it … and I am so tired of being under so much stress of different kinds and I wonder how much of the … More On some questions of scope
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