[Five Rigoberta Menchús, oh my!] One of my students wrote an honors thesis on the controversy which surrounded Rigoberta Menchú after David Stoll alleged that there were false statements in her testimonio. This student read virtually every book and article then in print about the issue. She said to me, “This is the academic Jerry … More Rigoberta Menchú Tum
Bane (bān), n. Fatal injury or ruin: “Hath some fond lover tic’d thee to thy bane?” (George Herbert). A cause of harm, ruin, or death: “Obedience,/Bane of all genius, virtue, freedom, truth,/Makes slaves of men” (Percy Bysshe Shelley). A source of persistent annoyance or exasperation: “The spellings of foreign names are often the bane of … More Three Banes
* What Is A Scholar? I-XIII are on my old site, and are compiled here under Research. One of my former universities has just declined the opportunity to have Dustin Hoffman teach a theatre workshop there. The reason given was his lack of scholarly publications. Who do you think has the most impressive record scholarly … More What Is A Scholar? XIV*
