Here is part of a US made, pro USSR propaganda film that won an Academy award in 1942. It is about the December 6, 1941 Soviet counterattack on the German forces that were advancing upon Moscow. This happened, conveniently, the day before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and the successful defense of Moscow appears … More Academy Awards of 1942
It is 30 degrees F with freezing wind. Louisiana has these maverick weathermen who say things that are not scientifically cautious but that often turn out to be true, and they have followings for this reason. Apparently one of them said this morning there would be snow. Long ago one Christmastide we set out hitchhiking … More Sevilla
I’m driving hungry / ain’t got nothing to eat. Axé.
Here is an anti-Terry Caesar manifesto. I remember enjoying the article upon which his anti-academic books are based and thinking it would be good for people to read before going on the job market. They could also read our friend Ms. Mentor for another view. But Ms. Mentor liked his book, and I have just looked … More Terry Caesar, and the academic jobs wiki
This is the MLA Commons. Own it. (I do guess I really have turned into an academic blogger.) Axé.
It is so cold here in Maringouin, no building can stop it. The air-swords find subtle entry to your flesh at every point. I am still reading about Esther Murphy in Lisa Cohen’s book and wondering whether I resemble her, in her intense, yet undisciplined work effort, her struggle to focus, and her planned, yet … More Esther Murphy
Professors: Who do the AAUP think they are, and why must we do what they want? It is for our own good that we are told to ignore them! Yes, this happened. Axé.
My friend is going to China and staying in this Shanghai hotel when he lands. It has a sauna and a sun deck but for a place at that level I think the China Mansion looks more beautiful. I, however, would go to the Qinling Mountains, Pingyao, Zhangjiajie, and Kashgar. I have become extremely interested … More Voyage en Chine
I feel like the Colonel, watching it rain in Macondo. We have “heavy rain mist” in Maringouin and 34 degrees F; it has been like this for many days and will not be clear until Thursday. Barthes was an unrelenting opponent of French imperialism, and the strongest essay in the book, “African Grammar,” exposes the … More Mythologies
Some of this is stolen or imitated from other people and I am posting it so that others may also take ideas from me. The idea is that this course be issues driven, not periods-and-styles driven, but I am not quite there yet. Much is being left out and this is a survey course. I … More Modern Spain: Literature and Society 1700-2013
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