…is that they put hiring research faculty in Spanish, and revitalizing Spanish, in the strategic plan. Reasons are to stabilize the department (strong Spanish will do that), but also to serve the needs of the state and the region (if we don’t have the major and a path to an M.A., only LSU and Tulane … More What I am asking
P.S. Lagniappe: honestly, for recruiting, I would also turn the 300 level introductions into more focused courses on current topics. What hip people now do at the 300 level are things like this: – Latino Presence in the US (NOT “Spanish for heritage speakers” focusing on spelling and grammar for people who speak but haven’t learned to … More Not said
What you need is discipline, structure, and freedom. What we have is oppression, disorganization, and stricture. This is very, very important. It is what I got from Reeducation. Everyone has always said I was too scientific and organized, but actually I am quite laid-back. They also thought I was too focused. But look. And by … More Cómo trabajar
I don’t have time to write the post now but I was thinking earlier about Reeducation. I understood from my mother I should marry for food, and accept abuse in exchange for food. I did not do that but I realized today I can be made to accept that kind of relationship with work, and … More New Planctus
You should really know this site. They have everything: a hijacked journal tracker, retractions by Nobel Prize winners, and much more. You also should know this article against the use of AI for writing, it is important and very intelligent. Axé.
This is actually quite good. I don’t feel the authority or focus to write, I want to to hide and heal, but what if I can meditate for some minutes and do that, and writing is a sanctuary that rebuilds the self? My relationship with the world. I don’t really deserve to be recognized or … More Writing resistance August 20
Book description: here is where to talk about the other translations. Gabás paper: I could perhaps use Gabilondo’s work on post-imperial Spain as some kind of counterpoint. I need to talk to Rasmussen if I’m going to make this change in the Louisiana conference schedule. And: LASA proposals are due September 9! And I’ve got … More Planning Monday, August 19
This is a new inside joke that I won’t explain here, but it is the most therapeutic thing I have heard in a long time, perhaps ever. Or it is in the top five. Notes on things: In other news, I went to a training, which wasn’t entirely terrible as a review session. To fight … More The “University of DYI”
The 1970 short “Meeting the Man.” He talks about the constant murder of Black people and how he left the US because he was sure it would kill him. He also says that most people do not love, or want to be free. “The world is held together by the love and passion of a … More Baldwin again
They are destructive to you. Don’t help them. Yes, it is sad that you have not understood this fully before and have in that way been complicit in the destruction of yourself, but it is very good you see it now and can stop colluding. And you will find you heal somewhat. Even seeing what … More The rule!
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