Category Archives: Academia

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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#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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Organizational Cultures – a Matter of Life & Death Part I

Posted on May 7, 2019 by Sharyn

For a few years, I’ve been interested in the formation, sustaining, and analysis of organizational culture. This refers to the ways in which organizations – be they corporations, universities, government agencies, charities, etc – operate. This operation necessarily includes both … Continue reading →

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Summer Update

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Sharyn

We are at the tail end of July, and as usual, I haven’t completed nearly enough work over the summer break. The fact that I and so many other academics constantly worry about their productivity over what is ostensibly vacation … Continue reading →

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Confronting Tokenism in the Syllabus

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Sharyn

With the news that heretofore widely beloved author Sherman Alexie is apparently a real monster who has preyed on women–particularly Native women–and threatened to ruin the careers of anyone who reported his sexual harassment, I had to confront my own … Continue reading →

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Critical Thinking & Source Evaluation: It’s Sexier Than You Might Think!

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Sharyn

First, let me say that it has been a real struggle this semester, and I have pushed blogging way down my “next actions” list. I should be committing to write here much more, and I intend to get back on … Continue reading →

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2017 Reading List

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Sharyn

Happy New Year! We are officially in 2018. I find New Year’s Eve/Day to be a bit of a downer holiday. Celebrating the onward march of time can be a little depressing, but mainly as an academic, January is hardly … Continue reading →

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A Twitterary Approach to Poetry

Posted on December 26, 2017 by Sharyn

Sometime earlier this year, William Carlos Williams’ poem “This is Just to Say” became something of a phenomenon on Twitter. The 1934 poem, simple in its Imagist style, is now a funny meme, getting remixed, reinterpreted, and set to music … Continue reading →

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The Theft of Marsha P. Johnson

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Sharyn

Over the past few weeks, it has come to light that a new documentary about the legendary transgender activist Marsha P. Johnson was made in a highly unethical fashion. The still-developing story about The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson is a sad … Continue reading →

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Pageants Used to be Theatrical

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Sharyn

Welcome Back! If you were able to take Labor Day off, I hope you relaxed and had a great day. If you weren’t able to take the day off, I hope you got paid extra for working on this day … Continue reading →

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