Category Archives: Visits from the Karagöz puppets

Unfold your own myth: Words to reflect on before my tenure hearing tomorrow

Posted on January 10, 2012 by lizcameron

The Karagöz puppets (and M.) are being extra nice to me today. My tenure hearing is tomorrow – Wednesday – meaning – my interview with my University’s tenure committee, who are the arbiters of whether I have a job teaching … Continue reading →

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Writamatrix and Hacıyatmaz: On the rote hard labor and love of writing

Posted on January 9, 2012 by lizcameron

Well, it’s been a week – ok – more than a week – of writing on – stories.  The puppets that drive the blog have had laryngitis, you see.  They have been tracking Kourtney Kardashian’s advice for tea with ginger, … Continue reading →

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Stories make the world go round – or – where the Karagöz puppets came from

Posted on January 4, 2012 by lizcameron

Yesterday, I wrote about Elif Şafak‘s words on the importance of stories – on breaking down walls, expanding circles and enjoying in the overlapping of those circles.  Although you wouldn’t know it from my current profession, a professor of statistics, research … Continue reading →

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