A somewhat decent handout now, with help from Dame Eleanor

07/06/2013

Notes on José Piedra, “Literary Whiteness and the Afro-Hispanic Difference,” part 2, and some strategies for reading critical essays: As you read, consider using a different color to highlight each of the following: → argument (logical inferences, grounds, warrants, examples) → new information → theoretical concepts What signals help you to identify these different threads … More A somewhat decent handout now, with help from Dame Eleanor

Continuing to break Piedra down further for the students — and to “touch work” for me

06/06/2013

Starting at page 306. A. Grammar and the Hispanic Text. Nebrija’s formulated a “grammatical contract of servitude.” Slavery was apprentice citizenship and was teaching people how to be Hispanic. On paper, but not in practice, differences were minimized as alliances were maximized. Nebrija provided the New World with the justification for a cohesive Hispanic Text. … More Continuing to break Piedra down further for the students — and to “touch work” for me

MOOC critique, so far

06/06/2013

Use of PBS videos as course material. These are not college level. Discussion and study questions are not simply general, they are absurd. The most you can do with them is come to some half-reasonable generalization, when the point of a college level course would be to criticize such generalizations and move beyond them. Readings … More MOOC critique, so far

Writing group goals have to be revised this week

04/06/2013

Yesterday because of all these meetings and teaching related activities I touched work but did not write anything. Today it took me nine hours, nine, to edit and reformat my other article. I will touch work late tonight to keep up some form of rhythm. Tomorrow is house cleaning, errands, yard, and guests. I will … More Writing group goals have to be revised this week

The meaning of it all

03/06/2013

…is that I have to use my Haiti paper as well for this book. And of course that fits marvelously with the New Orleans material. The good: everything I have fits. It all made sense, after all. The bad: it is too much material. Axé.