Now the Prose Doctor has spoken in my class and it took some valiance. What the students said: he is a “cool teacher” and they are now more interested in Spanish literature than they have been. They have agreed at last to actually read García Lorca. Causing this takes real skill and also real effort. … More La universidad virtualizada
José Luis Sampedro died April 8, at 96. Axé.
For research yesterday I went to a talk and bought a book. Today I thought about it. An implication of 2012 and 2013 publications on plaçage, which is a myth, for my work is that Cuba’s national novel really is about the white fear of the mulata who will undermine the “restraint” required of white men … More Al cavilar…
I was out walking and came upon one of the bailes de cuna Villaverde describes taking place in Havana, but that we also have here. A grandfather in a green silk suit waved me in. Another one grabbed me to dance. I like your step was his first salida. Caribbean men. He was one of these jinetero … More Baile de cuna
I would quite like to see this book. I really should not buy books but we do not have them in the library. They have it at Rice. We can not only construct and resist Spanish modernity; we can also visualize it, and that book would also be fun to read. Axé.
Pérez Galdós has the inglesa speak Spanish like this: -¡Oooh!… usted… mi quejarme al coachman… usted reventar me for it. ♦ We have read a novella describing a trip on Madrid’s first ever public tram, which started running in 1871 and was horse drawn. The route began in the barrio of Salamanca, went down Serrano … More Englishwoman vs. Spaniard on public transportation, Madrid 1871, and more evidence of my avant-garde nature
«Não se vêem vírgulas entre as casas, o que torna tão difícil a sua leitura e as ruas tão cansativas de percorrer. A frase nas cidades é interminável». –Henri Michaux I have to find it in French. I got it here. “There are no commas between the buildings, which makes their interpretation difficult and the … More My new favorite dictum
At last I know what “rocambolesque” means. And the writer Ponson du Terrail, who created the character Rocambole, believed in speed and eschewed perfectionism. That gave rise to interesting errors: “Her hands were as cold as those of a snake” (Elle avait les mains aussi froides que celles d’un serpent) “With one hand, he raised … More Rocambole
I envy Tulane faculty because they have one interesting symposium after another, but Jazzfest is for middle-aged tourists. This year, allons à Lafayette where the cool kids go. I will present a total of nine bands, in French. I will be broadcast on the radio with Mariachi Las Alteñas and Oliver M’Tukudzi & The Black Spirits. I woke up this morning … More L’identité
Saint-Louis, Senegal/New Orleans Conference New Orleans, Louisiana April 22-25, 2013 will be the site of the second part of an international conference, “Saint-Louis, Senegal, and New Orleans: The Comparative and Linked History of Two Port Cities on Each Side of the Atlantic from the 17th to the 19th Centuries,” cosponsored by Tulane, the Ecole des … More African New Orleans
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