Why I Created My Own Parody Turkish TV Series
I have just finished grading about a hundred projects, and I have an upcoming batch of grading projects to be done.
I have been overwhelmed with the volume and demands of online meetings, online teaching, and online grading this semester. It has been a very tough period and I have felt stressed out by everything that was online.
I feel as if we have been trapped in squares for months. Computers, phones, laptops, screens, rooms, houses, study desks…. All of them are squares that trap us. We are like genies trapped inside squares. We have been stuck in our homes during the pandemic period. Our homes became our offices and we started spending more than 8 to 10 hours in front of our screens. Hence, we are all trapped in cages — square screens became our cages. We do have wild spirits, alas, we are limited by the frame — we cannot get out of the frame. The name of the frame might be Skype, MsTeams, Blackboard, Zoom, etc. As soon as one meeting finishes, another one starts.
In the midst of all these, I wanted to escape from the boredom, the anxiety, and the stress of it all. How could I find a freedom space for my play, curiosity, imagination, creativity, and adventure in the cages of responsibility I am imprisoned in?
