Author Archives: Sharyn

New Article Published!

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Sharyn

I’m happy to report that my latest article, “‘Were They the Ones We Were Waiting for?’: The TWWA and the Performance of Solidarity” has been published in the January 2020 issue of Theatre Survey. This was a piece I worked … Continue reading →

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2019 in Books

Posted on January 11, 2020 by Sharyn

The last time I wrote up a post about what I read over the past year, it was for 2017! I really should have done this sooner – so the list that follows likely contains books I read in both … Continue reading →

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A Disappointing HARRIET

Posted on December 23, 2019 by Sharyn

Over Thanksgiving break, I went with my sister to see the film Harriet, directed by Kasi Lemmons and starring Cynthia Erivo. After we left the theater, my sister asked, “why did I find that so disappointing?” Her point was that … Continue reading →

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Quick Hit: From the Files of “You Just Can’t Win”

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Sharyn

As I was reading the Eric Schlosser book Command and Control this summer, I came across the unusual story of a Cuban citizen named Eduardo Guerra Jimenez. In 1969, he flew a Soviet built MiG jet from Cuba to Florida, … Continue reading →

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White People: We Don’t Need to be Everywhere

Posted on June 13, 2019 by Sharyn

This is a post directed at fellow white people – I want to talk a little bit about spaces created expressly for people of color (POC), and why we need to stuff any objections to these kinds of spaces. I … Continue reading →

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Daily Writing Achievement Unlocked!

Posted on June 7, 2019 by Sharyn

I didn’t make this goal public, but last weekend I determined that I would write 5 blog posts this week, one each day, to jump start my writing habits for the summer. And while making the 5th blog post a … Continue reading →

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#CiteBlackWomen

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Sharyn

As an academic, citations are a major part of my work and take up a significant amount of my writing time. There are different styles to adhere to depending on the publication venue for the work, checks and double checks … Continue reading →

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What’s a Process? Let’s Experiment.

Posted on June 5, 2019 by Sharyn

What is your process for creating whatever it is that you create? What’s my process? Truthfully, I have no clear idea, which might be why I struggle with productivity so much in my career. (Teaching a 4-4 load as a … Continue reading →

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Terrace House & the Promise to Work Hard

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Sharyn

I’ve been somewhat captivated by the Japanese reality show Terrace House over the past year or so, and its popularity here in the US seems to keep growing. Since a few of the seasons dropped to US Netflix, lots of … Continue reading →

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Sending Congress Underground

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Sharyn

Did you know that there used to be a giant underground installation that was meant to house all of Congress – the Senate and the House – in the event of a likely Soviet nuclear attack? It was housed underneath … Continue reading →

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