This blog documents the ongoing road trip through the cross-cultural marriage of one American woman married to a Turkish man. Part of acculturating to her cross-cultural marriage included getting in touch with the Karagöz shadow puppets that took residence in the back seat of her head (and the car). Depending on the situation these puppets take on the roles of the yea-sayer, the naysayer, the devil, the angel, the manners expert, the feminist, the religious person and many more. Karagöz Oyunlerı, or the particularly Turkish art form of shadow puppetry, is famous for heightening stereotypes and truths about the nature of people, places and things in the way that only puppets can. What better country to use as the foil for a discussion on cross-cultural relationships than Turkey, a country at the brink of east and west.
Interest: cross-cultural marriage, turkish, turkey, ancient poetry, food
About me: This blog documents the ongoing road trip through the cross-cultural marriage of one American woman married to a Turkish man. Part of acculturating to her cross-cultural marriage included getting in touch with the Karagöz shadow puppets that took residence in the back seat of her head (and the car). Depending on the situation these puppets take on the roles of the yea-sayer, the naysayer, the devil, the angel, the manners expert, the feminist, the religious person and many more. Karagöz Oyunlerı, or the particularly Turkish art form of shadow puppetry, is famous for heightening stereotypes and truths about the nature of people, places and things in the way that only puppets can. What better country to use as the foil for a discussion on cross-cultural relationships than Turkey, a country at the brink of east and west.
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Mozzarella Mamma Rolls into Istanbul As one half of a Turkish-American marriage, I am always interested in other people’s experiences in the living of a cross-cultural life. And as you may have gathered, I have a troupe of traditional yet modern Karagöz shadow puppets who have assigned themselves to me in order to help me navig... Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:18:31
Living in the blue light of the Write-a-Matrix Upon my return from the conference in Oregon (and yes, I did get the “special treatment” package from TSA, but it was fine), the puppets and I were startled awake by the dog at the side of the bed, who was running excitedly from our room to the dining room table, where flashes of blue [.... Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:12:30
Care for some hummus with your pop-culture terrorist images? It is late at night, and I am thousands of miles from my cozy New England home here in Oregon. I am cooped up in my tiny, yet luxurious, hotel room, frantically making notes for my report to my boss about the (scintillating and a bit intimidating) conference I have just attended. It has been [...]... Sun, 15 Apr 2012 06:04:53
On (Turkish?) teaching tactics: Roses grow where a teacher hits? Hocan?n vurdu?u yerde gül biter Lately, dear readers, when I am not in the midst of a TSA “special” line, I have written much about the fact that I have been grading papers – a lot of papers. As you may have gathered, it is a process I don’t love that much anymore. The heady and idealistic days of the [...]... Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:58:23
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