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On why, paradoxically, one MUST study Vallejo’s biography to study his poetry; also, further unraveling of my other book on fractured subjectivities

09/01/2013

I think of him as my contertulio but really he is one of my students. My interaction with him is somewhat different from interaction with other students, however, because usually the conversation is focused on what the student is doing, not on what I am. But with this student we end up talking more about … More On why, paradoxically, one MUST study Vallejo’s biography to study his poetry; also, further unraveling of my other book on fractured subjectivities

Mardi maigre

08/01/2013

I woke up this morning terrified of the students and faculty at Vichy State University, that is to say of many of them and the atmosphere they create, and how I let the poison get into my bones. I woke up thinking that people say that it is all in how you handle your reactions … More Mardi maigre

I woke up this morning and did odd jobs, sought ways to combat anxiety, and read a brilliant comment on rhetoric and race, hallelu hallelujah.

07/01/2013

For some reason we are not allowed to count as part of our workload, which is otherwise defined very broadly, etters of recommendation and general advising for graduate school admissions as part of teaching, or of advising, or of service to the profession. Translations done pro bono for Halliburton would be community service, so I … More I woke up this morning and did odd jobs, sought ways to combat anxiety, and read a brilliant comment on rhetoric and race, hallelu hallelujah.

Governing through crime

07/01/2013

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.

Rusia en 1928

06/01/2013

Note to self: I must find and set up in Scrivener all my most recently abandoned essays. The two I have been working on are the oldest and are the origins of my present project, and there are many in the middle. But before I go to those or compose any new material I should … More Rusia en 1928

Peru

06/01/2013

The 2010 poverty rate of Peru was 31.3% according to census authorities there. The US Census reports a 19.2 rate for Louisiana in the same year. Alaska is at 7% and Denmark, 13%. These figures may mean less than they appear to do. It is a dark and stormy night, and silent too. After this … More Peru

The 40 hour week

05/01/2013

At my university the work week is traditionally 60 hours. When I got here there were still TIME CLOCKS as relics; now we are not thinking of things in terms of time spent as much. Part of the 60 hours was working on your broader formation. Time spent reading things related to field but not … More The 40 hour week

Reyes

05/01/2013

While I was walking over to pick up the car I realized how I became phobic over writing as an act: in Reeducation we had to write things out over and over again, making long confessions of flaws and past errors, reinterpreting ourselves to a certain paradigm. I did not want to do this because … More Reyes