Author Archives: lizcameron

Bread, salt and love: Happy Valentine’s Day from the Karagöz puppets (and Nazim Hikmet)

Posted on February 14, 2015 by lizcameron

Happy Valentine’s Day to all – the Karagöz puppets’ gift to you today is the sharing of a Nazim Hikmet poem which likens love to dipping bread into salt…relayed here in English and then in Turkish… I love you like … Continue reading →

Posted in Turkish Art, Visits from the Karagöz puppets | Tagged bread, love, Nazım Hikmet, poem, Poetry, salt, Turkey, Turkish, Turkish poetry, Valentine's Day | 2 Comments

Izmir köfte on a cold winter’s day

Posted on February 11, 2015 by lizcameron

Snow crazy! That’s what those puppets are. They are afraid to venture out into the 60+ inches of snow we have seen in the past month. For little puppets made of camel hide colored with vegetable dyes, I suppose the … Continue reading →

Posted in Gendered moments, Turkish Food!, Visits from the Karagöz puppets | Tagged food, gender roles, Izmir köfte, Snow, snow day, spiced meatballs, Turkish, Turkish food, winter | 1 Comment

Karagöz irons on my head: Online teaching with the puppets breathing down my neck

Posted on February 9, 2015 by lizcameron

These days, the Karagöz puppets have been spending a lot of time in the classroom with me – more time than ever given that I am teaching an online class for the first time. The puppets sit on the top … Continue reading →