Tara Brabazon podcast

Too often, research students underestimate the time involved in editing their thesis or dissertation for submission to examiners. Tara asks her research students about editing: how they do it, why they do it, or why they choose not to do it.

Tara asks her undergraduate research students about their fears as they enter the examination process for their theses.

Tara investigates city imaging and how an understanding of geosocial networking can enhance the social, economic and cultural development of second and third tier cities

Tara explores the impact of speed on popular culture and our daily lives. Using the examples of fast food and slow food, she asks how injustice and inequality are managed, moderated or reinforced when we speed up or slow down our eating.

Tara explores the role of desire and sexuality in the configuration of popular culture. As examples, she explores textual poaching and slash fiction.

Tara and Steve Redhead have a conversation about how to gain a high mark for a research project. They discuss the key characteristics of outstanding student work.

Assisting students through to the submission of a major research project is difficult. To help them, Tara asked students to take on the role of an examiner and discuss the way in which they would assess an assignment.

Information literacy is integral to any research project. Tara asks her 4th year students to think about how they manage the diversity of online and offline sources that are available to them, to enable high quality research.

Tara asks her 4th year research students to probe the advantages and strengths of creative-led research. While there are challenges and risks when compiling an artefact and exegesis, the students log the power and potential of this form of scholarship.

Anjolaoluwa talks with Tara about her Capstone project exploring the lives of Nigerian Canadians. Using oral history, she aims to show the potential of 'blind listening' in countering racism and oppression.