There is this 2015 book I did not know about, that we even have in our library, and there is Kirsten Silva-Greuz’s work, including new work on the colonial period. I have to get on this. There is so much fascination in store. Actual academia is painful, but it was made for such interesting things. … More Hispanic and Latino New Orleans
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From an illustration by Rafael Alberti N.B. One of Lorca’s Gypsy Ballads.?? In the original, the term laguna (translated below as “lagoon”: first, second and last) is also meant to suggest that there was a gap –a textual lacuna — in a manuscript transmitting a traditional ballad about a certain…
I’ll translate the press release. I’ll also think about more possible reviewers for the GRANADOS book. Who speaks Spanish? Lavender? Adamo? Cellucci? I’ve made other suggestions (Levitin, Goldman), although I’m not sure all have been taken. What about Romaguera? People I’m keeping in reserve for the MORO translation are the Cardboard House authors, like Omar … More Things for Granados and Moro
The instructions: Rub as much of the rust off with steel wool, a fine grade or perhaps one of the 3M Scotch-Brite sanding thingies. I prefer plain steel wool for this job because it cuts better. All you want to do is eliminate the rust. So rub in all directions till most rust is gone. … More De-rusting the speakers
This is the site. Axé.
Today: finish grading, one administrative e-mail. I have decided that what I really need for the next hurricane is a battery for the wireless router, and to locate my battery-operated fans. Saturday: Orchard, TIAA, talk to M.; work on revised syllabi and course websites; work on Moro; work on revised syllabi and course websites again; … More Cette semaine, post-hurricane
Our little book is out. I said this in another post but in the current WordPress skin, the news is below the fold. I wouldn’t have chosen to translate this poet/this book, but I did, and the work changed me. I’m a poet now: all my other translation projects have been academic, but this one … More Amerindios
I am not a jazz person, I am a blues person, so here you go. Axé.
I’ve changed my site look because I realized I just wasn’t visiting the blog. I liked the old look but it had been there a long time. My header image was of a Chinese band in San Francisco and I hope I have not lost it. Right now I have one that is not mine. … More Des nouvelles
Pronouns: I have a gender neutral name for a reason, suckaz, and I resent this question. I am, however, a woman, and I have never doubted it. People who see or know me say she/her. When people don’t see or know me, and assume I may be he/him, I like it. Who doesn’t enjoy changing … More Signature line
coldhearted scientist وداد 