Category Archives: Visits from the Karagöz puppets

Kenne calls in the Turkish military to deal with the Socktopus

Posted on January 19, 2012 by lizcameron

What are the Socktopus and the Turkish military doing in my dresser?  I don’t know the answer to that – but there they both were – in my dresser – this very morning.  My close friends and family know that my … Continue reading →

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The Karagoz puppets shake their fists at SOPA and PIPA

Posted on January 18, 2012 by lizcameron

All day, the puppets have been marching around the house, fists raised in air in what I thought was an homage to Tommie Smith and John Carlos during the Mexico Olympics but soon found out was not…this time.  Those puppets, … Continue reading →

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Karagöz puppets in Pansyland: M’lady and the puppets review Perking the Pansies: Jack and Liam Move to Turkey

Posted on January 16, 2012 by lizcameron

Earlier this month, I wrote about Elif Şafak, the Turkish author who in her brilliant talk on the politics of fiction also addressed the importance of sharing and feeling stories in ways that allow for the crossing of cultures and … Continue reading →

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