Dalila Machado
25/09/2011
My old school friend’s latest book is out and the work is beautiful. Axé, Dalila! I came home from the office at two in the morning and there it was, entirely shiny. Axé.
Examen parcial
24/09/2011
Actividad: identificar en el poema siguiente los versos, la estrofa, la rima, el ritmo, los tropos; elaborar una explicación del texto a partir de ahí. Sí, se puede usar diccionarios. No, no se permite el uso del libro de texto; el punto es haber trabajado lo suficiente con la terminología que venimos usando y poder … More Examen parcial
And Furthermore
24/09/2011
This is why I do not feel the need to prove that what I do is work. I am still livid to have been linked to, the day I finally decided I did not care if it was sinful to enjoy at least a small part of what one does, with a correction: I should … More And Furthermore
Further Iconoclastic Remarks
24/09/2011
1. Spanish and Portuguese and Latin American History might be the best undergraduate majors; they seem to be more research oriented than the other majors and to attract more independent people. I realized this one semester when I was teaching in Comparative Literature and Women’s Studies, both, as well, at the senior and graduate levels … More Further Iconoclastic Remarks
Another Iconoclastic Question
24/09/2011
What do professors mean when they talk about their flexible work schedules? I understand when they say it about graduate school, although I point out that anyone who didn’t then make their own schedule and stick to it, did not make progress to degree and ultimately dropped out or was dropped from the program. I … More Another Iconoclastic Question
On Enemy Propaganda
24/09/2011
A third of the semester is gone. One of my five classes (remember, I have five classes and five graduate committees, and administrative work and a major grant proposal and research, and in order to do this work I must fight obstruction daily) — well as I say, one of my classes did a really … More On Enemy Propaganda
Nostalgique
23/09/2011
I do not take paid advertising, which fact allows me to talk about some things I like … like Linux Certified, arguably the best company of any kind I have ever dealt with. Especially in the jungle that is computing now. Their machines are good and they talk to you live by phone about how … More Nostalgique
Writing is Fun, and Publishing Is Easy
23/09/2011
The prose that is hard to write is not the prose in which you formulate your research ideas. It is the prose that justifies the purchase of books to entities which believe universities can conduct research without them. And the teaching that is hard is not the teaching in which you actually draw upon your … More Writing is Fun, and Publishing Is Easy
Further Examples of Poor Advice
22/09/2011
Scene: Christmas party. Person: So what are you doing for Christmas, Z? Graduate Student Zero: The main event is, go to the MLA. Professor for whom I am a Research Assistant [overhearing]: That is a bad idea. You have not filed your dissertation. You will have no interviews. Graduate Student Zero: I have seven. Do … More Further Examples of Poor Advice
Déguelasse
22/09/2011
Consider the condescending tone taken toward faculty here. Blended learning can be a dirty word among some members of your faculty. The fears of embarrassing technical snafus, poor student attendance, and job insecurity often enter the discussion when it comes to using lecture capture in a blended learning model. This web seminar will explore why … More Déguelasse
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