We now quote from Antonio Núñez’ Amazon.com review of Paul Fussell’s Class: A Guide Through the American Status System (Touchstone, 1983). It is true that the traditional lower (rather than the underclass) and the higher classes have many things in common, among them a deeply ingrained conservatism and a fierce pride in their way of … More Paul Fussell on Class
I Z: What are the characteristics of “Our America” in the famous essay by the same title? Student: Well, I understand that the author is referring to the multicultural, intellectual and spiritual Latin America as opposed to the industrial, utilitarian, and Anglo-Saxon United States. But when you actually read the essay this is not so … More Illuminations
In her article on the semiotics of guilt in Garro’s work, Ana Bundgard asserts that falling into guilt is transgression and rupture, a necessary evil for anyone who aspires to status as subject. By taking on the role of writer, Lelinca carries a burden of guilt that represents rupture from the paradise of the patriarchal … More Ana Bundgard
Cross posted at Seminario Permanente de Teoría y Crítica: In [a book] [a critic] distinguishes between silencing, a condition imposed from outside, and silence freely chosen. She further suggests that the latter can take two forms: using silence as a weapon or breaking silence with hipocrisy. The interplay between silencing and silence . . . … More Elena Garro
Read these stories and definitions: FREIKORPS 1 – FREIKORPS 2 – STURM ABTEILUNG – SCHUTZSTAFFEL – BLACKWATER. Draw the logical conclusion. And while we are on the general topic of terrorism, visit Elaine Vigneault for the best post on web harrassment I have seen to date. I, meanwhile, have gotten back to reading Virginia Woolf, … More Freikorps
Cross-posted at my other blog, Seminario Permanente de Teoría y Crítica: In her Declarations of Whiteness: The Non-Performativity of Anti-Racism, Sara Ahmed argues that while race may be performative (being an effect of racialization), anti-racism may not be. That is, saying in the case of anti-racism may not be equivalent to doing. I am glad … More Declarations of Whiteness
I As of today I am hiding in Mexico for two whole weeks. There are posts coming up, but they have been written ahead of time! Where I really wanted to be this summer, of course, was the Faroes first and Brazil second, and also several interesting places in the United States. But I am … More Des Voitures. Sobre los hombres y el feminismo.
La Changeseeker explica por qué tenemos todos que leer a Marjane Satrapi. A continuación reproducimos unos trozos de la entrevista con Satrapi que cita la Changeseeker: Satrapi: If I have any advice, it’s that every day that you wake up, don’t say, ‘This is normal.’ Every day, wake up with this idea that you have … More Marjane Satrapi
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 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
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