This semester I gave some intermediate students a survey the first day, asking what their backgrounds and interests in the field were and what they saw as their current pedagogical needs in this subject. The results were very revealing. What they (mostly) dislike in terms of pedagogy: 1. Group work. They say, “Professors believe group … More Pedagogical Revelations
He said in part, in a letter to Paulson: “Any plan to clean up the mess on Wall Street must: “1. Ensure that middle income and working families are not the ones who are paying for this bailout by “a. Imposing a five-year, 10 percent surtax on income over $1 million a year for couples … More Bernie Sanders
I decided to earn a Ph.D. the day I learned this degree existed. That took place before I started kindergarten. Thus it was that my academic career and my full acquisition of formal language began almost simultaneously. My recurrent question then was whether thought preceded language or whether, on the other hand, language informed thought … More First Choice
I am not interested in the discussion of whether Sarah Palin is good for women or not – that is ridiculous, of course she isn’t. If people claim to vote for McCain so as to vote for a woman, I will only think they are trying to hide their closet Republicanism. I wondered, when McCain … More Sarah Palin
Hier ist ein important post. It is about sexism and gender discrimination. That was going to be all I said today, but I have read about knowledge and also tried to cook, so this post has had to be renamed for Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz and philosophy “done” in the kitchen. * Here … More Juana de Asbaje
I have been tagged again for the Passion Quilt meme, for which I thank WoC PhD. I am honored because I do not think of myself as passionate about teaching – I was not brought up to think of that as safe, say you are interested in it and you will not get a tenure … More That Passion Quilt
Gonzalo Portocarrero (among others) says we should look at racism in daily life. The other day we went to a rather fancy lunch at RUSTICA and I noticed that many employees – many more than in most restaurants – were Afro-Peruvian. It had to be intentional. Given the atmosphere the restaurant creates I decided this … More Sobre el racismo en la vida cotidiana
Sara Beatriz Guardia gave an interesting talk the other night at the Café Bar Sancho Panza (Grau 209A, Barranco) – a locale I recommend, by the way. The talk on 19th century women writers Clorinda Matto and Mercedes Cabello, focused on the hatred and intolerance Lima society showed these authors. Guardia has written a paper … More Sara Beatriz Guardia
On that study of women faculty at UC Irvine, a friend at a SLAC says that the most important thing at her job is to be considered a good teacher. For that, she must be liked by other faculty, and for that, she must be traditionally feminine. For that, she cannot be research oriented. That … More On the Status of Women
Tomorrow is Juneteenth, and we are already celebrating by listening to live blues from Club Raggs in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on KQXL – 106.5 FM. Last weekend was the Donaldsonville Juneteenth Festival, rumored to be good. Axé.
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