On Saying No
07/11/2011
A brilliant memo by me: I am not competent to teach dance at the senior/MA level. Axé.
Olodum
07/11/2011
Axé.
Steve Weissman
07/11/2011
At this point, we do not know whether the vandalism came from paid provocateurs or sincere anarchists. Looking back at my own failures, I would argue that the distinction does not make much difference. Whatever the source, the police and those for whom they work will use even the slightest deviation from a very visible … More Steve Weissman
Psicomagia
06/11/2011
How thin or thick do you think this proposal for a cure is? Axé.
Carne de tu carne
06/11/2011
Have you ever seen any Carlos Mayolo films? I just saw Carne de tu carne and was not impressed — I get the point, the bourgeoisie are vampires and their crimes have been covered, but the directly Freudian La mansión de Araucaima sounds more original and also funnier. What do you think — and have … More Carne de tu carne
Some Arithmetic
06/11/2011
A vignette for Historiann, obliquely related to her post One of the courses I am teaching now, I first taught when I was 21. Then it was a 5-hour course with 25 students, adequate administrative support, and cooperation among those teaching it. I was paid for 20 hours a week to do this, and between … More Some Arithmetic
The Powell Memo
05/11/2011
This is it. Axé.
With Walker in Nicaragua, continuing further
05/11/2011
Hornsby had been in Nicaragua and he spoke of its blue lakes amid blue mountains under a blue sky, and how it was the Transit route and the great passageway, the pier of America, and how it would teem with merchant ships and with foreigners speaking all tongues, waiting for the Canal; and each ship … More With Walker in Nicaragua, continuing further
One mo’ whiteman
05/11/2011
Dealing with white people can be incredibly draining. One I coincide with regularly is convinced that Black people were happy with the situation they had in the 40s and the 50s. She must know there is something wrong with her argument since she keeps raising the issue again and again. Axé.
For Historiann and Tony Grafton
05/11/2011
Caffeinated enough at last I must move on for the day and do not have time, now, to do justice to this worthy project but I will say: 1- I am from an academic and cultural elite. One of my ancestors, the 19th century immigrant (everyone else had already been here for centuries), had a … More For Historiann and Tony Grafton
