I have become calm about work for the first time in many years because I have decided that I am all alone until further notice. I used to think I had to become a different person so that certain individuals would not be obstructive or manipulative or exploitative, or that I had to negotiate with … More Luxe, calme et volupté
I would like to put my time into creating marvelous, magisterial lectures based on my broad knowledge and ground-breaking research, and working with seniors and (good) graduate students on special projects. I wish someone else were handling the 2/3 of the discussion groups and the grading … I would do 1/3 … and we could … More La nostalgie
I would like to teach foreign languages if I didn’t have other things I wanted to do, and if I could be involved in something like this — a cool project with colleagues and resources. I would also gladly teach foreign languages as a sideline or as service teaching if I had a leader who … More Things that would make it all right
Our current imaginings endow the market and its associated forms with a special status. We think of “the economy” in terms of natural forces, into which we occasionally intervene, rather than in terms of a whole variety of social relations that need some kind of co-ordination. Thus “work”, for example, is understood in a very … More Vocabularies of neoliberalism
What we actually want may be what we have, but I took the weekend off and had a truly nice and interesting time. Like the people who always have pleasant weekends, I think, riding bicycles, days at the beach. With my mind clear I am entirely ready to do work and especially research and writing … More I want a research job
Orig.: Wives but especially parents laughing brightly, keeping a stiff upper lip as they leave. Then, that somber drive home. Version 1: Wives, but especially parents laughing brightly, keeping a stiff upper lip as they leave. Then that somber drive home. What do you think? Axé.
The fairies were the many children old enough to walk but not talk, excited to be out trying to run and jump. Swans were gliding and posing, geese were honking, and wet turtles were in fact jumping, plop! back into the pond. … in Just- spring when the world is mud- luscious the little lame … More The park was luscious and filled with swans and fairy-like creatures
You have to recognize oppression, stand up for yourself, and then go out with your friends. It is amazing how much more energy and focus you can have if you take authority. I was always taught that you should negotiate or turn the other cheek but I declare that it is neither that nor “learning … More L’esprit
The reason I do not like being a professor, I finally see, is traditional language teaching. I never learned languages this way and when I said I was willing to teach foreign languages as service, although it was not my principal objective in life, I meant it — but did not realize that what I … More J’ai compris
Axé.
