Giannina Braschi
27/07/2012
Axé.
Most accurate description of Maringouin so far
27/07/2012
“Provincial authoritarian patriarchy” is the phrase someone came up with, very good. And an NEH group with a lot of Southern experience has advice for young faculty: if you are serious about your work, never take a job in the South because that is tantamount to giving your work up: you will have to live … More Most accurate description of Maringouin so far
On the drug war
25/07/2012
What I am about to quote is just from Wikipedia and I realize it has been flagged as biased, but the studies it quotes are studies. The drug war is surely an excuse to fund the defense industry and justify militarization, and I am convinced that in practice it is also a war over the … More On the drug war
An exercise in naming
25/07/2012
If you… + have an uncongenial or hostile work environment + lack the materials and conditions needed to do the work you are ostensibly to do + are poorly enough paid that considerable time and energy is spent figuring out how to cover routine expenses, or which not to cover + have an unstimulating or … More An exercise in naming
Un film pour voir, vraiment
24/07/2012
Axé.
Después de la muerte
24/07/2012
La realidad que vive en el fondo de un beso dormido, donde las mariposas no se atreven a volar por no mover el aire tan quieto como el amor. Esa feliz transparencia donde respirar no es sentir un cristal en la boca, no es respirar un bloque que no participa, no es mover el pecho … More Después de la muerte
Un petit poème à quatre voix
23/07/2012
“how dare you question the dogma they believe” “you work at a university after all” “you should know your place” “your job is to teach them and not challenge their preconceived notions” Axé.
Denis de Rougemont on Verdun
23/07/2012
A million soldiers died at Verdun, including the German painter Franz Marc who was 36 at the time. Before Verdun, says Denis de Rougemont toward the end of L’Amour et l’Occident, it was possible to find parallels between codes of chivalry and codes of war; with total war, this comes to an end. (My research … More Denis de Rougemont on Verdun
Short story noir II
22/07/2012
There is a character in the story I would like to interview so as to understand. I do not understand her or identify in any way but I would like to understand, to be able to see the world from her view. I want to find other literary characters like this. It is a person … More Short story noir II
Nouvelle saison
22/07/2012
Now the sun moves into Leo, and there is still another month before classes start. That means another month to do my summer things: research and writing, swimming and yoga, house and yardwork, all in a rhythm. My goal for this year is to be self contained. The banes of my existence are early undergraduate … More Nouvelle saison
