About me
Welcome to my personal blog. I use it to write about anything and everything that doesn’t fit into the academic mold of my research and writing as a professor of comparative literature (Philippines, Latin America, Spain, US AAPI). Feel free to reach out and comment on my reflections. For personal communications, email me: jdblanco68@gmail.com.
Latest from the Blog
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Mother Church / Father Empire: from Rome to Christianity and Back
“The Roman Empire never died! (Save me I am not a goat) It just changed into the Catholic Church! (Dionysus has cloven hoofs) Puente de Hellín When we told a colleague we had befriended at last year’s Tepoztlán Institute conference that we were going to Málaga, Spain in November, he generously offered to let us… Read more
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Reflections on Yoga Asana, pt. 3
After hosting the former Ashtanga Yoga Center retreat up in Mt. Shasta, Holly Gastil is back and had time to think about the rest of my questions! Thanks to everyone who has been reading them, some of whom have given me encouraging and thoughtful comments. Don’t hesitate to comment if you have something to say!… Read more
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Counter-Hispanization in the Colonial Philippines: Literature, Law, Religion, and Native Custom
Well, that took about…10 years! I’m happy that the book is finally out. I’m crossing my fingers that the next book won’t take so long! But you know what? I think it was worth the wait. What follows is a summary and and invitation to read more. In Counter-Hispanization in the Colonial Philippines, the author… Read more
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