…was a SAQ issue important to me at one time. I cited it. Now we can see it all online. I had kept it for a piece on C. L. R. James, but it’s the Layoun article I cited and ought to reread. Online, though, now. I had kept Social Text 49 (1996) because it … More Third world literary and cultural criticism, Gyan Prakash…and DISPOSITIO
Rolena Adorno’s 1986 book and Koning on Columbus’ enterprise are going, for faded covers and because I don’t open them any more. They are truly great books and fortunately, not hard to get. So great that I can get them again. Also, what the heck for tatteredness: Brotherston on Latin American poetry (origins and presence); … More Guamán Poma, Hans Koning…and more
Yes, I am slow. But I’m getting rid of papers and looking at them. That means I am moving ahead. I’m even working on my vita. Axé.
Consider the difference between the neoliberal vs. the social-democratic self. This may be key to many things including current problems in university governance. Related is Bromwich’s 2021 column on current buzzwords (of neoliberalism). I don’t like Bromwich because he’s as slippery as the language he criticizes, claiming our interest in Ukraine is cleverly diverting attention … More On the self as a business enterprise
…although I thought ‘Baki was Sabaki. In any case, here’s the article about his correspondence with Joseph Beam. ‘Baki is brilliant. Axé.
“When the Reversed Queen of Cups shows it signals you need to turn your attention inwards and focus on your emotional well-being. You’re great at taking care of others – but now it’s time to take care of YOU. This card suggests that you are emotionally drained because you have been so busy supporting others, but … More Queen of Cups Reversed
His critique of Bourdieu and Wacquant in Nepantla (2003) is key, although his other article, where he defends Hanchard against their accusation that he has “imposed” a U.S. model on Brazilian scholars, is fierier and more fun. Here Bourdieu and Wacquant have again claimed that intellectual exchange from the U.S. to Brazil “flows in one … More John D. French
The collection of essays Tradition and renewal, on 20th century literature, is 49 years old and I am donating it, even though there are good things in it (it is available on archive.org). I feel that scholarship really has improved since then. I am again so sad that I couldn’t connect to it for so … More Vanguardias and Peter Dews
I have this as a journal article, in an issue I am recycling, but it’s available as part of Miller’s book Subject to Change, which can still be acquired. It’s a 1986 piece, from when I was worried about this question: was the decentering/death of the subject revolutionary if the subject to be killed, fragmented, … More Nancy K. Miller’s “Changing the Subject,” Vallejo, and the (il)legibility of Cecilia Valdés
I had a photocopy of this facsimile copy of Colónida but as you see, it is now available online. I also had a photocopy of this Brazilian collection of essays on the avant-garde by smart and prominent people, but it is old now and can be seen at Tulane. There is also Transition 78, a … More Revista Colónida e mais vanguardas
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