* The thing is that the very idea of the public, the commons, is what have come under attack from Reagan forward. Now these foundations are trying to rebuild it under their own sign. It all seems cozy, the way working for Apple does while you are under their bubble in the U.S., but … … More Botones de pensamiento que buscan ser la rosa
For the new year (this is the Jewish new year) I had hoped for a new beginning and I got, by random chance, comments on the blocked book manuscript that wrought such havoc on my life. I confess to just having looked it up and skimmed a bit — you write well. For your conceptual … More A comment on my once and future book
1/ I spent the entire day (Saturday) at a meeting about HE in this state and too many people there were too taken in by the pro-privatization speech of the higher-ups and not well enough informed or armed. I was feeling bad the whole time not to be spending the day on research and realized … More Critical university studies, and Avital Ronell
Here is one of my favorite pieces on the Ronell case, and here is the other. Both writers are far better deconstructors and are tackling a far more difficult topic than are Ronell and Butler chatting on a line from Aretha Franklin. On her scholarship, I like this piece by Martin Jay. The MLA wrote … More Academic advice
…we submit to LALT, which does not accept simultaneous submissions. Submissions should be sent to the Editor in Chief at the following address: Latin American Literature Today University of Oklahoma 780 Van Vleet Oval Kaufman Hall, Room 105 Norman, OK 73019-4037 Email: lalt@ou.edu IMPORTANT: FONT SIZE AND STYLE. All documents submitted to LALT should be … More After the current plan fails
I finished revising my copyedited essay and the journal accepted the revisions, including the ones that disagreed with their own. I submitted the three translations, with a very good introduction and translator’s note, to one place that takes multiple submissions, and sent an inquiry to another place where my work is known. The author managed … More Aargh
Vita — poems — two letters — article revisions. Axé.
Last year, the state moved for dismissal, arguing that the 14th Amendment contains no reference to literacy. Then, last week, U.S. District Judge Stephen Murphy III agreed with the state. Literacy is important, the judge noted. But students enjoy no right to access to being taught literacy. All the state has to do is make … More More for “Language and the entrepreneurial university”
***Alternatives to the current university: Edu-factory, more. ***Bosquet: adjunct women wildcatting will be what saves us. Is this an adequate hope? Can we all get together to reeducate the public / rebuild the idea of the public and the public good? ***Asking for accountability from administratons: the LARB article. ***AAUP needs much closer connections regional/national, … More Remnants of that article draft
I really should print and send that contract, in addition to other bureaucratic things. Axé.
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