I have been tagged again for the Passion Quilt meme, for which I thank WoC PhD. I am honored because I do not think of myself as passionate about teaching - I was not brought up to think of that as safe, say you are interested in it and you will not get a tenure [...]
Gonzalo Portocarrero (among others) says we should look at racism in daily life. The other day we went to a rather fancy lunch at RUSTICA and I noticed that many employees - many more than in most restaurants - were Afro-Peruvian. It had to be intentional.
Given the atmosphere the restaurant creates I decided this was [...]
Sara Beatriz Guardia gave an interesting talk the other night at the Café Bar Sancho Panza (Grau 209A, Barranco) - a locale I recommend, by the way. The talk on 19th century women writers Clorinda Matto and Mercedes Cabello, focused on the hatred and intolerance Lima society showed these authors. Guardia has written a [...]
On that study of women faculty at UC Irvine, a friend at a SLAC says that the most important thing at her job is to be considered a good teacher. For that, she must be liked by other faculty, and for that, she must be traditionally feminine. For that, she cannot be research oriented.
That set [...]
Tomorrow is Juneteenth, and we are already celebrating by listening to live blues from Club Raggs in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on KQXL - 106.5 FM. Last weekend was the Donaldsonville Juneteenth Festival, rumored to be good.
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In the 20th century, what I disliked about the patriarchy was being told, simultaneously, that I would not do well enough to satisfy men, but also that I must not do well enough to scare them or any other authorities. In the 21st century what I dislike about authoritarian society, aside from corporatization and Wal*Martization, [...]
Cast of Characters: Professor Zero, a male Student, and the student’s Son. Son, 4, is wearing baggy jeans, hi-tops, and a T-shirt. Sticking out of his backpack is his bilingual alphabet book.
Student: Professor Zero, I have come to introduce myself and my son. I have a very great favor to ask you. May I bring [...]
Every professor of literature must eventually write a post on Shakespeare, so this is mine. A friend left teaching because he was tired of explaining things to people. I do not at all mind explaining things to students, but I am definitely tired of explaining things to faculty.
One of the things I routinely explain - [...]
I liked college and graduate school, and I like them even more in retrospect since the behavior of some faculty at places I have been since has been so poor. Yet I have friends from college and even graduate school who use words like “trauma” and “gulag” to refer to our alma mater. I would [...]
When my dedicated colleague retires, which is sure to happen soon, what should I do about the honor society? I cannot stand it, I cannot tolerate organizations whose names are comprised of Greek letters, and the initiation ceremony is genuinely Fascist.
As it is the party must be held in my house, as my house is [...]
