How to read a book
24/08/2014
I have not read this book, but should have done, and it is here. Axé.
Category: What Is A Scholar?
Des étudiants
21/08/2014
One of my great problems is that I was always told it was important, for survival, not to be teaching oriented, and then only ever got jobs where teaching was the most important thing. I am intellectually challenging generally, so I am often considered a “bad” teacher. It has been made more than clear to … More Des étudiants
We’re going to let it shine
19/08/2014
“I’m so glad I’m fighting for my rights, singing glory Hallelujah, I’m so glad.” #OccupyHE Axé.
Notes for this paper
14/08/2014
“You have to stand up for yourself,” I was told. I agree but I also say I am not even sure what that would be. When I “don’t stand up for myself” I think that what I am doing is being polite and fair and realizing I may have faults. Also, when I have stood … More Notes for this paper
A clear mind
09/08/2014
I am still thinking about these posts on motivation. What do you need to move forward? Not technique by this time, or interest in project — technique helps and some level of interest is needed, but the fundamental need is peace of mind. You need a clear head. You need to be comfortable enough. You … More A clear mind
Un aliado
09/08/2014
To write you do not in fact have to “be passionate” or some such thing and in fact I prefer not to be — I greatly prefer calm. I think that the idea that “if you were interested enough, you would overcome anything” is a version of the artist-in-a-garret ideal. You have to feel well … More Un aliado
El reposo caliente aún de ser
26/07/2014
These comments would have applied to Reeducation: “situation too large and acute for you to handle alone” (Reeducation arrasait tout) “you can’t spend all your energy on this” (Reeducation demanded all energy) “you don’t want the situation to spiral” (Reeducation pushed to downward spiral) And then there is this post, on reassurance, which I like. … More El reposo caliente aún de ser
La vie et la jeunesse
24/07/2014
I am still thinking about this, and then there is this. Both lead to the ideas posts I have been thinking about writing, one on the dismantling of depression (which I claim is actually oppression) and another on the question of terror. I seem to resemble Samizdat in lots of ways but one important difference … More La vie et la jeunesse
Extrinsic and intrinsic
13/07/2014
I was happy today because work was going well. I have been impaired for so long I barely know what this is like. It is another planet. In the meantime I was meditating on this post and thread. I could repeat various points. If desire were enough, it would also be true that hard work … More Extrinsic and intrinsic
To do
12/07/2014
This article; the syllabi; the LASA2015 abstract; the grading; the parking permit. In the fall: the other article. It is strange no longer to collude in my own oppression but I appear to be achieving this. I will become stronger still. The very worst aspect of working at our place is the way we are … More To do
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