Today’s review item involves Althusser and Lacan. We must study the items named in the title of this post and come to a deeper understanding of them. I am writing about how political euphemism functions to undermine the integrity of the speaker, or rather, the subject(ivity) it interpellates. What I am saying is more naive … More Ideology, subjectivity, and the name of the father
I dreamed I had washed and dried, in the washer and dryer, a wool cloth coat with a faux fur collar, by mistake. This ought to have ruined it, I would have thought, but it came out fine. I dreamed I was at the MLA translating Fernando del Paso, and I had hired a team … More Dreams
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
Si tu viens un jour je ferme les yeux je laisse les yeux je laisse le bleu mordre Tout lire Mes mots, vertèbres transfigurées Axé.
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
This year’s objects of leisure study are Johann Sebastian Bach, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Huey P. Long, and Thorstein Veblen. It is important to remember. Axé.
A damsel with a dulcimer In a vision once I saw; It was an Abyssinian maid, And on her dulcimer she played, Singing of Mount Abora. Could I revive within me Her symphony and song, To such a deep delight ‘twould win me, That with music loud and long, I would build that dome in … More Xanadu IV
My student, an undergraduate, said: I wish we could stay at the MLA forever! We would listen to panels, read new books, and talk to interesting people every day, in Austin! It would not be for just a few days, it would be our lives! It was excellent, not least because we went to the … More Keeping the faith
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.
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