Tara Brabazon podcast

Flinders University is introducing milestones in 2017.  Tara introduces a quick series on each of the milestones.  This first session asks why milestones are necessary, and their value to learning, teaching, students and supervisors.

Mick, Steve and Tara are entering the final drafting stages of Mick's thesis.  They have decided to work on two book proposals - one academic and one trade - while the drafting is taking place.  The unexpected benefit of this scheme is that Mick is not only producing two books for his post-thesis future, but also reflecting on the entire thesis, while still enrolled as a candidate.

Steve, Tara and Sunny enter the final stage of her thesis.  Steve and Tara introduce a strategy to keep this final difficult stage fresh for Sunny while also enabling her - remarkable - future career.

Tara and Steve talk about the victory of Donald Trump.  They explore the nature of 'the elites' and 'the establishment,' with attention to whiteness, femininity, heteronormativity and class.  More significantly, what do we learn about the nature of education, teaching, learning and reading from this 'victory'?  And what do 'we' do next?

The podcast discusses strategies for completing a PhD with health and humor intact, emphasizing the importance of efficient planning, setting boundaries, and managing emotions. It explores unconventional stress-relief techniques like recording chats with friends over tequila and writing chapters with red wine, along with guidance on starting strong, writing consistently, and maintaining self-belief.

Tara talks with Professor David McGillivray about leisure and leisure studies, work and higher education, media and dissemination.  David is the Professor of Event and Digital Cultures at the University of the West of Scotland.  His innovative work is also creating powerful and innovative opportunities for doctoral students in thinking about the trajectory and potential of their research.

Tara talks with Dr Kevin Moore about the National Football Museum.  Kevin reflects on the nature of sport studies and museum studies, particularly through Brexit.  Popular culture remains a key area of future study and attention in the contemporary museum.

Tara offers a podcast version of her Keynote Address for the Fourth European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL).  This presentation was delivered in Prague on October 10, 2016.   The session explores the impact of the 3Ds - digitization, deterritorialization and disintermediation - on social justice, education, teaching, learning, citizenship and librarianship.  Tara shows the potential of and for librarians in creating a reintermediated future.

Tara and Steve probe leisure studies, exploring the transformations to work and education.  Particularly, we explore the changes to leisure studies and its ambivalent relationship with physical cultural studies.

The podcast dives into the transforming perception of book chapters in academia. Tara and Steve discuss the rise of digitization and its impact on accessibility and citation significance. They highlight the importance of edited handbooks and the shift towards open access publications. The conversation also addresses the trend towards shorter academic writing formats, driven by the needs of modern scholars. This fresh outlook encourages a reevaluation of contributions within the evolving academic landscape.