Notes from a 2010 Conference
11/03/2024
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.
On the self as a business enterprise
11/03/2024
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
‘Baki (Kenyatta Ombaka Baki)
10/03/2024
…although I thought ‘Baki was Sabaki. In any case, here’s the article about his correspondence with Joseph Beam. ‘Baki is brilliant. Axé.
Queen of Cups Reversed
10/03/2024
“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
John D. French
09/03/2024
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
Vanguardias and Peter Dews
07/03/2024
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
Nancy K. Miller’s “Changing the Subject,” Vallejo, and the (il)legibility of Cecilia Valdés
06/03/2024
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
Revista Colónida e mais vanguardas
05/03/2024
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
Restaurants I have not been to and should go to
03/03/2024
Njoy Indian Cuisine. We will see — I haven’t been to a good Indian restaurant in this town although other people like the ones we have. I say you have to go to Baton Rouge or the West Bank for real Indian food. Five Mile Eatery. Maybe. But everything sounds so sweet and fatty. A … More Restaurants I have not been to and should go to
Palestina
01/03/2024
coldhearted scientist وداد 