This explains a very great deal. The ruins of early capitalism are swallowed up by the ruins of later capitalism. Echos, phrases, gestures… “Elegies to dead children and murdered indigenes” (look up this article)… Course: Desiertos sonoros, Las batallas en el desierto, Balún-Canán, Señales… [Herrera] and what more? Bolaño, Rulfo, modernismo anglófono (Woolf, Kerouac, more), … More “Siglo XXI = ruinas del XX”
THE YELLOW HOUSE (about New Orleans/N.O. East)THE LOST CHILDREN ARCHIVE (Desierto sonoro) I need more, but this is a good start. I am also going to look at what I may have on my Amazon wishlist, that is good for others. Axé.
I went to get that book from the library and it was there, along with two books of interest I had heard of and one I had not, so I checked out all four. It was amazing. This paper is not in my field, but in a field the university supports, and I feel like … More Support
I stole this from a friend on Facebook and I think you should steal it too. I will get Saidiya Hartman’s Scenes of Subjection which says in part: “These performances pleased not only because of the abilities of those who performed but also because they served to display the owner’s power and property since the … More Roubado
This book is at our library, HV9475 .C2 G73 2007. Having a book you seek turn out to actually be in the library is so reassuring, feels so supportive, so kind. Axé.
I should really acquire some kind of battery pack, something I can plug devices into when the power goes down. People should remind me of this. Axé.
I turned this into a bulleted list for clarity, but I like the paragraph form and may put it back. “It is not just that there is a large prison industrial complex connected to almost every branch of the global system of production, placing incarceration at the heart of the world economy. Nor is it … More Alternate versions
Foucault discusses Mettray and the carceral archipelago or network that formed around it. It is important that not all inmates were criminals, and that this is a key feature. 1. The carceral continuum: so many gradations of criminality, and so much discipline (which is distinct from punishment). 2. The carceral network produces delinquents, trained in … More The carceral
This week I wrote 15 percent of my essay and also outlined/storyboarded it. Not very well, mind you, but I do have a structure. It will end with transmodernity and materiality. If I keep writing at this pace I need six more weeks to finish. Then I take a week off, and then I have … More Pacing, planning
Teseo. Unlike everyone else, they are begging for manuscripts. Axé.
coldhearted scientist وداد 