News on the arrest of Henry Louis gates Jr. What does it mean when scholars of color become targets? Not that I think the police officers were educated enough to realize who the man was-I am hard pressed to give them that much credit-but why not give the alleged criminal your name and badge number? [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘academia’
May 8, 2009
Who’s Going to Louisville?
Today at 11:59 p.m. is the deadline for submitting a proposal to CCCC’s. For those of you that are not sure what the call for papers is about, you can find it here. I know it’s short notice, but I was busy myself composing a panel proposal regarding ethnic discourses. The panel we (R.C.E.R. & [...]
May 4, 2009
I’m Back….And Raring To Go
And it looks like there is a lot to be done to my beloved, somewhat ignored blog. During my hiatus I have done quite a bit of reading and learning, but admittedly, I am guilty of indulging in the luxury of focusing on my teaching more than anything else. The result is that while I [...]
September 15, 2008
This Just In…
I just got this from Kathryn Ortiz, courtesy of the Latino Caucus listserv…Thanks, Kathryn! Folks, this is yet another example of why we need to get the Republicans out of office!
Examples of “Palinese”: a language of the double standard:
If you’re a minority and you’re selected for a job over more
qualified candidates you’re [...]
June 11, 2008
Malcolm X = Empowerment?
Here’s the latest: a Latina teacher is fired for being to “Afro-centric” in her teaching! Because she tries to make up for the skewed history taught in most classrooms, her reward is termination-and don’t miss this-by her African American principal. I realize that curriculum(s) must adhere to certain standards, but when a teacher is fired [...]
June 2, 2008
Victor’s Post
Victor Villanueva first post on the CCCC’s blog devoted to diversity can be found here: http://cccc-blog.blogspot.com/
I hope everyone takes a minute to read it.
May 19, 2008
CCCC’s Blog on Diversity
CCCC’s has created a blog that will be devoted exclusively to diversity issues. According to the blog description, every two weeks a guest writer will post/initiate a conversation devoted to a particular issue that warrants intellectual discussion and response. The first guest blogger will be Victor Villanueva, and his post is set to appear on [...]
March 12, 2008
The Cultural Complaint of the Day
I just completed my readings for a mini seminar that I am attending in the morning regarding ESL learners and the writing center. All of the texts made some very interesting observations, and brought up some topics that I had not thought about since I got my masters in linguistics. Language has always fascinated me; [...]
January 24, 2008
Cornell West On Martin Luther King
In honor of Martin Luther King Day, Dr. Cornell West gave this speech to honor, remind, and indict those that misread the significance of the holiday as “just some black man’s birthday”. The video you are about to see is 45 minutes long, and is not for the faint of heart. But if you want [...]
January 3, 2008
Happy New Year!
I know my poor blog has been neglected since November, but I should be back in full force in the upcoming weeks. I wish all of you out there a happy new year! Felicidades!
The next few weeks will be filled with syllabi writing and figuring out exactly what I want my students to learn [...]
