Back to Da Silva and the modernity thesis. Of course Dussell has pointed out the colonialist tropes in Hegel, etc., with juicy quotations. Greg McCarthy’s summary of Da Silva is better than mine, for its concision. Note that Da Silva can help with Anzaldúa too. My thesis for paper #1 is that the evoke-and-elide movement … More …finishing the post
(According to Reeducation, your baseline should be that you are too unhappy to function and your goal should be to function minimally nonetheless, or attain feelings of happiness, just for the day. Before Reeducation I did not think a great deal about happiness, although I was happy most of the time. If your baseline is … More Very well (an unfinished post)
Titles, notes, and phrases I did not use in the abstract, but must think about, include: 1. Fractured families and dystopian romance in 19th century Latin American narrative 2. Fictional foundations: anti-national non-romance (or anti-national fantasy, colonial rhapsody) 3. Celui n’est pas mon père (yet more fun: Ceci n’est pas mon père) 4. Colonial rhapsody … More The Sommer paper
I had almost finished a very good post and it was lost. In it, I had talked about some pieces of LARR 40:3 (2005), a great issue of the journal but that I am going to put in the café bookshelf because not only do I have electronic access to it but also, the wonderful … More Language corruption, “public choice,” and more
I gave this paper in 1990 wherein I said the problem in this novel was the “denial of difference” [sic]. I am still working on the problem. Now I see a 2011 article saying: “What is suggested by [this] tragedy is a twenty-first century solution: the expansion of the notion of national identity to include … More [denial of difference]
(Yes, this is a rehash of earlier abstracts but the thing is that all the things I promised to develop in the said abstracts, did not get developed.) Undermining the nation? Displacement and dystopia in 19th century Latin American narrative Fractured families and dystopian romance in 19th century Latin American narrative Fictional foundations: anti-national non-romance … More Cecilia Valdés [need title]
Films for undergraduate gen-ed courses: Even the rain (again), El espinazo del diablo (again), La lengua de las mariposas (even though I used to think this was hokey), and we will see what else. My friend says Alex de la Iglesia, El bar and El crimen ferpecto, and I say perhaps Roma although I am … More Et encore
I am not a Christian but I am about to use a Christian talisman for work, namely Paul’s words to Timothy: G-d does not give the spirit of fear, but of power, love, and sound mind. (Those words were written long ago but notice how little people have changed.) I am terrified of this project … More Things involving Ferreira da Silva
Here is another photocopy I have had for years and should really clear out, but that seems important. It’s Matthias Rohrig Assuncão “Elite Politics and Popular Rebellion in the Construction of Post-colonial Order. The Case of Maranhão, Brazil (1820-1841),” Journal of Latin American Studies 31 (1999): 3-38. (It’s beautifully written and really well informed, and … More On Brazil
“España no es nuestra sangre, porque España tuvo el acierto de unir en una misma gloria a muchas sangres distintas. España no es siquiera este tiempo ni el tiempo de nuestros padres, ni el tiempo de nuestros hijos; España es una unidad de destino en lo universal.” Well. Nolan: “This creates the illusion of a … More José Antonio Primo de Rivera
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