Category Archives: What Is A Scholar?

Themes and ideas for that class

Posted on 24th October 2016 by Iansã

It is exoticism, primitivism, representations and uses of the savage and the jungle, and indigenismos, and lo indígena. I thought of giving a class on these themes again because I ran across some material on Quintín Lame, and I am … Continue reading →

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Ideas across borders

Posted on 22nd August 2016 by Iansã

The “transnational turn” in U.S. historiography has made scholars aware of the interdependence of U.S. history on the history of the rest of the world. It has had a particularly significant impact on intellectual and cultural history, which is now … Continue reading →

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“Quitting is the new tenure”

Posted on 8th January 2016 by Iansã

Someone said that. I say that chairs should not have lecturers and secretaries do their work, and deans should not have professors do their work. The deans, lecturers and secretaries should also not undermine and obstruct the work of the … Continue reading →

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Año nuevo

Posted on 2nd January 2016 by Iansã

I visited the town I grew up in for the first time in many years and here is a shot from it. Look at the palm trees and the mountains. This year I would like to clear up this blog, … Continue reading →

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Remember remember

Posted on 16th November 2015 by Iansã

Books I can see for free online, which means barely peer at them, but think the publisher should give me, are: Aldama, ed. Latino/a Literature in the Classroom. Routledge, 2015. Venuti. Translation Changes Everything. Routledge, 2013. I must remember to … Continue reading →

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I really need to be using Scrivener

Posted on 21st September 2015 by Iansã

It is obviously my style, and I should learn it. Meanwhile, pasting here what I cut from elsewhere: CUT FROM ALFS ARTICLE – REDUNDANT, or VERBOSE, yet INTERESTING [Start] If we are an institution of learning then students are learning … Continue reading →

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Lo que no dije, o no he dicho todavía.

Posted on 1st September 2015 by Iansã

Finally, here is something I never understood about how the deans and chairs thought about hiring and enrollment management. While they asked professors for very advanced classes destined to be very small, and fragmented the junior level cohort by offering … Continue reading →

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A feminist leaves NeoLiberal U

Posted on 4th July 2015 by Iansã

A feminist leaves NeoLiberal U. This is worth reading.

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Microthemes

Posted on 9th February 2015 by Iansã

I will use microthemes next year when I teach the survey classes.

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On software — organize this

Posted on 17th January 2015 by Iansã

(I think I should perhaps stop using this blog for notes — I started before I knew about Evernote.) Scrivener, a nonlinear word processor that also organizes research material. Among other things, it is wonderful for translations as you can … Continue reading →

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