The 40 hour week

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

Books for me to write

The list does keep changing slightly but the number keeps being four. 1. The present book, on race. 2. Cane Cultures. 3. Vallejo — intellectual and cultural biography. 4. Vallejo — fractured subjectivity. When I think about these in a practical sense there are more, since every essay in the present book leads to other … More Books for me to write

Posts of the week

Another great post on guns. Castrated existences. Material on my novel in this post and an echo here. Daily Kingfish, Lamar White, and Lamar’s links. Louisiana children and teens up for adoption now. Had I not committed to this book project, were I five years younger and so still eligible, and were I just slightly … More Posts of the week

Spring

The last day of classes is May 3. Finals are May 6-10. Graduation is May 18 and if my summer classes make, I must meet them in Mexico City the next morning. I did not choose that summer schedule and I intend to defend myself by not giving finals and not attending graduation. Furthermore, Jazzfest … More Spring

Reading lists

Here is a reading list for students considering graduate work in Spanish. Here is my list for students considering Latin American literature as a secondary field for the Ph.D in another literature. Like the SMT list, it is not a reading list for the actual examination, but a preliminary list. * Here is an ancient … More Reading lists

Scrivener

I will finish grading, everything in a row, and then I will download Scrivener to two different systems and learn it. I will organize all of my files. I will do this by graduation. I will attempt to resolve the wireless problem I have in Linux. If I cannot, I will consider what to do. … More Scrivener