Presenting papers

I have decided one really does need a PowerPoint or some sort of visual aid on a projector. That cannot be misused, of course, but it is a good idea. One should read the abstract and explain it, and then on the PowerPoint have an outline of the paper, with a few quotations and images, … More Presenting papers

Afsnit seks

To articulate what is past does not mean to recognize “how it really was.” It means to take control of a memory, as it flashes in a moment of danger. For historical materialism it is a question of holding fast to a picture of the past, just as if it had unexpectedly thrust itself, in … More Afsnit seks

Afsnit fem

The true picture of the past whizzes by. Only as a picture, which flashes its final farewell in the moment of its recognizability, is the past to be held fast. “The truth will not run away from us” – this remark by Gottfried Keller denotes the exact place where historical materialism breaks through historicism’s picture of history. … More Afsnit fem

Afsnit fire

Seek for food and clothing first, then the Kingdom of God shall be added unto you. –Hegel, 1807 The class struggle, which is always present to a historian influenced by Marx, is a fight for the crude and material things without which no refined and spiritual things could exist. Nevertheless, it is not in the … More Afsnit fire

Something I did not cite, but must for its opening lines

Ethnic and Racial Studies Rethinking race, racism, identity and ideology in Latin America Tanya Golash-Boza & Eduardo Bonilla-Silva Published online: 18 Jun 2013. Introduction Abstract This special issue explores ideas of race and racial hierarchy in Latin America in the twenty-first century. By examining the intersection between racialization and processes of identity formation, political struggle, as … More Something I did not cite, but must for its opening lines

For my book, and perhaps some of my current papers

Mignolo 111: “En el continente americano, la raza se convirtió en un motivo endémico de la conciencia del Nuevo Mundo, y por eso las razas se ‘sienten’ en América como se ‘sienten’ las clases en Europa.” He is discussing Lewis Gordon, Existentia Africana, another book I should read. Also: Omi and Winant. Formation theory is … More For my book, and perhaps some of my current papers