Variations on a Theme, or, Repetition with a Difference

I Most academic blogs appear to be by assistant professors, and many discuss in some detail the abusive behavior of senior faculty. I wish to emphasize that the behavior of many assistant professors is outrageous beyond belief. I made gaffes and I am sure you did, but mine, at least, are nothing like the outright … More Variations on a Theme, or, Repetition with a Difference

Spa

I In Reeducation, when I requested that we take a more realistic and less destructive approach, I pointed out with rhetorical intention that if we continued on our current path, I would need psychotropic drugs. I was finding it difficult to inflict as much pain upon myself as Reeducation required, and had I been capable … More Spa

Ello es que…

…I just cannot stand alcoholic rants, or people who present convoluted reasons why I should manage them. I attempted to manage one some hours ago and I am well aware that I am throwing it right back, and that in that sense I am mimicking it. But I am outright allergic. These rants, and their … More Ello es que…

All My Detractors

1. Here is one Norman Savage’s comment, written today, on a recent post here: Since Google cannot discern the wheat from the chaff, one of your pieces landed in my email alerts. I’m an old fuck, been around writing, reading and publishing for a very long time, but your piece, your writing, your bullshit, is … More All My Detractors

Faubourg Tremé 4

Here again is the great and heroic Faubourg Tremé — the kind of place Jindal and Nagin, as well as the technically whiter suspects, have been doing their best to kill, and using hurricane recovery as an excuse. Meanwhile, here is the trailer for this same documentary. The trailer is much livelier than the exerpts … More Faubourg Tremé 4

Reverberating Whitemen

I have had strong reactions recently to various posts on how to be an academic, and to one on leaving the “fast track” and finding fulfillment. I reacted to the latter post because it reflected the trajectory Reeducation thought appropriate for me, when my own nature is research oriented even though I was told throughout … More Reverberating Whitemen

Lessons for Girls 16: Romance is for Fun. And: Hold On To Your Computer, House, and Car.

Now I am in a post at Historiann’s, which is an honor. Historiann’s title for my post, part of her feminist series Lessons for Girls, is “Romance Is For Your Pleasure and Enjoyment.” I offer a revised and expanded version of it here. First I have an hors d’oeuvre: since 1986 men have been trying … More Lessons for Girls 16: Romance is for Fun. And: Hold On To Your Computer, House, and Car.