Author Archives: lizcameron

Mastering çay anxiety: Playing with gender stereotypes through tea service

Posted on September 10, 2013 by lizcameron

Perhaps it is the constant nausea and dizziness that are a plague to me this week, but I have spent much of my time with eyes closed, trying to remember bits and pieces of “before sick” to occupy my time. … Continue reading →

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Karagöz, Kafka & Kaş: On radical acceptance of unexpected realities

Posted on September 9, 2013 by lizcameron

Still languishing in the in-between of not really REALLY sick anymore and not yet out of pain and fatigue at all, I am attempting to jump-start my brain. It is so flacid, this womp of flesh in my head, that … Continue reading →

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Meet Mark and Esma: The Karagöz puppets howl with glee

Posted on September 5, 2013 by lizcameron

We are standing in line waiting for a table at our favorite Mexican restaurant. We’ve been here many many times. M. Walks up to the hostess and asks for a table for two using his Turkish name. “Can you tell … Continue reading →

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