I was to spend an hour on research and writing this morning but I only spent about five minutes. Then I spent nearly two hours on administration and correspondence. I next spent four hours in class, an hour on class preparation, a half hour at a meeting, and an hour and a half in office … More La disposition du temps
I bought a book that I was tired of getting by inter-library loan. I ordered a good used copy online. It is an overpriced book and I had only ever seen it in paperback. I thought I would receive a paperback copy. When it arrived, it was in hardcover. I heard myself say: “Oh, look! … More “A whole one”
We decided we will try to host an MLA roundtable at Philadelphia on 21st century Spanish programs. There is more to come on this, although perhaps not on the blog. We decided our research and writing hours would be M-F 8-9 and Tuesday and Thursday, 9-11 and 1-3. These hours can move somewhat (e.g. 7-8, … More Our study group today
I was sick for a day and now forget everything. I have to talk to Chérie and Rey still. I have two letters of recommendation left. I have one syllabus to revise and I have that article to finish. And classes to prepare. I must not forget any of it, and I know there are … More La peur
According to this, the corporate university is already in decline. What of the entrepreneurial university, however: is it the same thing as the corporate university? I am inclined to think not. I do wish I had seen this panel at the MLA: MLA Panel 803. Finance Capital and the University Sunday, 10 January, 12:00 noon–1:15 … More David Schultz
It is a lot easier to get work done when you have a good library, an interesting town, stimulating colleagues and a supportive atmosphere. This really is true and it is possible that these things, or at least easy access to some of them, are necessities. Axé.
People I will not fail to be in touch with are Chérie, José, Lee, and Rey … and I will check them off in this post as I find them. I will also be in touch with the library at Tulane University, despite voyaging in the opposite direction. I have to say this here so … More Esta semana
I used to have one of these. It was a box with index cards on which I would note my excess ideas while writing. I would just throw them in there and then later, when stuck, choose one at random to start me going again, or on break, look at them all to see what … More Pensieve
I just signed up for the MLA Subconference, and so should you. Axé.
I like my abstract better than anything longer I have written on this matter. Taking as its point of departure not only the poetic subject in Vallejo as primordially fractured but the intimations in his prose works that like his contemporary J. L. Borges (“La nadería de la personalidad,” 1925) he eschewed the idea of … More Reading Vallejo Against the Grain of Identity
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