One more thing I disagree with
25/03/2014
“You must take care of yourself (and not your work).” Some fallacies inhere in this sentence (depending on how it is used). #OccupyHE Axé.
Category: Questions
Mon cours
24/03/2014
I said I would give a senior/graduate level course called Raza y palabra, on race and writing in Spain and Latin America, 1486-2014. This happened in a flash of inspiration and I do not now remember my concept clearly. The title is entirely too ambitious, and there is entirely too much potential material. I must … More Mon cours
A flash of insight
23/03/2014
Look at these instructions on how to apply for jobs. I had a flash of insight: they are asking for more materials now because they are tired of weak applications. I have never applied for a job that asked for a research statement, but I always included clear discussion of research in my letter. Now … More A flash of insight
Housing, and budgeting, and negotiating
23/03/2014
It might be that this is where I would have to live, if I get and take Job #1. It is extremely expensive but everything that looks reasonable in that town has hidden costs or if not, is entirely too depressing (as in, I would rather stay here and leave the profession than move there and live … More Housing, and budgeting, and negotiating
Open thread on the AAUP election
15/03/2014
It is very important. Discuss. Everyone I know is for the Fichtenbaum slate, yet Cary Nelson sounds reasonable. My faculty will never unionize so support for an advocacy chapter is important to me. But no, on the other hand, I do not want a quietist AAUP. I do not have any inside information on this … More Open thread on the AAUP election
A serious question
15/03/2014
A program at my university is having a fundraiser so their building can be finished. It involves a $50 dinner ticket, and buying drinks at the bar, and participating in a silent auction. No, I do not have the money; yes, I have other priorities, anyway; no, I am not comfortable being asked to make … More A serious question
Et voilà
08/03/2014
Does “the therapeutic model” (as though there were only one) interdict practitioners from identifying or naming experiences such as emotional abuse? Should practitioners not say such things “as they might intrude upon their client’s reality”? I would say not: not to recognize such things is to ignore what is happening. I also wonder why emotional … More Et voilà
C’est brillant
01/03/2014
Another weekend, another uplifting conference, and now it is Carnaval time and it would be nice if I were living at home in the city and could just absorb the atmosphere but I do not feel like fighting traffic and I want to ride the writing wave. I really do feel like a completely different … More C’est brillant
A curriculum proposal
27/02/2014
Spanish professors, I want you to weigh in on this proposal for curriculum revision. We now have a 300 level introduction to literature, four 400 level surveys of which students must take two, and some other 400 level electives that are topics courses. That is traditional and reasonable but I discern problems, based on the … More A curriculum proposal
A light post
17/02/2014
I might need a present. One of the beds, which I bought in late graduate school and was wonderful, is having some trouble with the slats and has no headboard. I could repair the slats if I got the right burlap and staples but it would still have no headboard. I am shopping. I have … More A light post
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