RussianPod on Facebook is one grammar/vocabulary/pronunciation method. Boston University has a great Russian poetry site for learning. I’ll start with Daniil Kharms. That’s Даниил Хармс, of course. And I learned about the Red Line Podcasts. Day 2. хуй мне, а не метро – slang. “What I got was dick, not metro.” Обморок – faint (n.) … More Materials for Russian, and more

Sentences I did not use in text #2 That racialization does not only use a logic of exclusion, but one of obliteration is one of Homo Modernus’ central insights. Why characters of color are elaborated and then disappeared in the novela das oito of the 1980s was a motivating question for Ferreira da Silva early … More Sentences for the next paper on Ferreira da Silva

Panhispanism is now a thing. One must look at Laura Scarano, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata – CONICET, and other places. It came up because I was asked to meld the survey courses into one, and/or teach the introduction to Latin American Studies, or something. Something. I’m tired of desperately coming up with courses … More Nuevos hispanismos transatlánticos en el siglo XXI

I wrote this, forcing it out, and then could not continue. I can use pieces of it, though, to revise the current pieces, or in the manuscript of the book, or something. I could not continue because I tortured myself doing this. Or something, I wasn’t able to put writing in the center of life … More Brilliant 2013 Text

5-6. I got rid of this reference: Hall, Stuart. “Cultural Identity and Cinematic Representation.” Framework: The Journal of Cinema and Media 36 (1989): 68-81. I did not actually cite it. But I like this text, it is evidently one of my favorite ones since I assumed I had cited it or would do. I got … More Log November 5-20

28. Nothing. Campus visitor, though, and some discussion of topic.29, 30. Grinding. Polishing, working slowly on bibliography and notes, finding and fixing errors. Started two more abstracts, one on this material and some novels, and another on a small part of Silva (TGIR 25-3) that will address the global and the horizon of death. Also, … More Log October 28-November 4

I’m writing something else but want to have Vallejo footnotes. They’re distracting, poorly researched and poorly written, but I’ll put one here. Should I expand on it–should I write an article on that poem? His poem “Voy a hablar de la esperanza” (1928) detaches pain from identity or self: “Yo no sufro este dolor como … More Vallejo excursus

Axé.

1 and 2: Nothing. Other work and also, staying up too late, which I want to stop doing. I started with 3556 words.3: 219 words. It took a long time and it took ignoring practical tasks. If I stop staying up so late, so I feel stronger, will this help me be more efficient or … More September log