Un hombre de éxito
30/10/2012
With English subtitles. Axé.
Untenable II
30/10/2012
I really do try but these basic foreign language courses are depressing and the students are scary. The worst academic advice that can be given is the repetition that one will not “get” to teach such courses any more when one becomes a professor. That was one of the main scoldings I used to get, … More Untenable II
Untenable I
30/10/2012
If I did not have such a heavy service load or such a broad teaching range at the upper division to graduate level, and if we had an actual language program in place such that I knew what our goals and preferred methods actually were, then I might, despite the fact that this is very … More Untenable I
Sara Gómez
29/10/2012
Axé.
The Darker Side of the Enlightenment
29/10/2012
Emmanuel Eze’s book Race and the Enlightenment is actually a reader, an anthology of Enlightenment writings on race. Our current interlibrary loan system feels so complex that it I am tempted to order the book from a store or drive to where it lives. Axé.
On books for the culture course
29/10/2012
For an introduction to the study of culture and the analysis of cultural objects that is effectively a late sophomore level course I was going to do something much more amazing, but I have in fact ordered El espejo enterrado (in Spanish, of course). Now, because of its perspective, I am thinking of adding to this … More On books for the culture course
Spainsplaining
29/10/2012
I love this this very useful term. Nobody puts on a grave voice so as to explain the most rampant imbecilities as well as a Spaniard does, although Cubans and Brazilians are also able to do it. What combination of forces cause the denizens of certain countries to exalt their stereotypes as inscrutable uniqueness in … More Spainsplaining
Esther
29/10/2012
This is quite marvelous. Axé.
27 minutes today
29/10/2012
I wrote for 27 minutes which yielded me 152 rough words needing much more research and organization. This is causing me to go to the library to look for one specific book. Over the next two days I plan to add at least 98 words to these words, and to improve the quality of all 250 … More 27 minutes today
Jack O’Lantern
28/10/2012
Will O’Th’Wisp, Jack of the Green, sprites and spirits, I love Hallowe’en. I spoke with a friend tonight who said she was in a crisis because of being bored with work; she has never taken a job out of true interest, but only for purposes of making money. This of course is where academics are … More Jack O’Lantern
