I am trying to understand the 18th century and I do not. It is foreign. Sugar ruled the 18th century. Look at about minute 24. Then is now. Current political organizing techniques were invented by the British anti-slavery movement. Corporate strategies were counter-organizing by the sugar industry. Axé.
…and language is a set of grammar rules, and culture is a museum. These things are not true but I would have better teaching evaluations from both students and other faculty if I lived by them. I would allegedly run through my lecture and go back to the office and keep writing, and everything would … More “Christians are right, and pagans are wrong”
In reality work very little work was done yesterday. I still have to grade, prepare classes, and do these things: – homework update for the culture class – document format issue for this class – film “The Couple in the Cage” [now found in VHS; let’s see about working it into the class] √ – … More Work tracking Thursday
Professors: Who do the AAUP think they are, and why must we do what they want? It is for our own good that we are told to ignore them! Yes, this happened. Axé.
Today was Orthodox Christmas, and the Carnaval season has begun! This film has many stirring songs and is better than Les Misérables. Axé.
Here is Jonathan Simon’s law blog and it is worth reading. He does work related to what I would do in law, although mine would be comparative, having an Americas wide scope. W.H. Auden’s scorn for social science is amusing as a riposte here but pitiably parochial from my perspective. Axé.
I woke up on the last day of 2012 to a gray sky, thinking I never want to sabotage myself or be complicit or accepting of sabotage again. That, as it turns out, is what I will renounce in the new year. I ordered a copy of Elsewhere. I once planned lectures while driving, like … More Emiliano Zapata
Spanish literature is not the prefiguring, emanation, or multiple expression of a Herderian national soul, as we were taught. If we must say it is one thing then it is the sardonic laughter of witty people who caught in an irrational situation and commenting upon it. Spanish literature is an adjective, not a noun. It … More Qu’est-ce que la littérature … espagnole?
The case was brought on behalf of guestworkers who say they were lured to teach in Louisiana public schools only to be forced into exploitive contracts by labor contractors. The lawsuit accuses officials of two labor contractors – Universal Placement International, based in Los Angeles, and its sister organization, Manila-based PARS International Placement Agency – … More La otra noticia: Pilipino slaves in Lousiana today
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
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