Tara Brabazon podcast

Mobility - and Mobility Studies - is a potent and expansive way to think about power and inequality. But what is mobility - and why does it matter?

What is an intellectual and how can PhD students - and scholars - live an intellectual life?

This next episode of Smash Cut - the accelerated professional development programme for higher degree students - explores Oral History. While other research methods focus on representativeness and repeatability, Oral History interviews have a different function.

Welcome to this short professional development exploring creative industries.

Discover the fascinating world of unobtrusive research methods, where existing data sets and observational insights take center stage. Challenge rigid research assumptions with interdisciplinary approaches that enrich student projects. Explore how cultural artifacts and unconventional materials like graffiti reveal societal ideologies. Learn about the ethical benefits and innovative practices that make this type of research not only cost-effective but also incredibly insightful. It's a call to rethink traditional methodologies and embrace new perspectives!

Tara Brabazon, an academic and feminist, critiques Jordan Peterson's research integrity, alignment with the alt-right, and compares his downfall to Donald Trump's. She explores the impact of individual success on society, challenges Peterson's views on postmodernism and academia, and emphasizes the importance of women's laughter as a tool of resistance. Brabazon also delves into the crisis of leadership in international higher education and advocates for academic challenge and critical thinking.

Life can be difficult, particularly now. Configuring the next steps in our lives can be challenging. It is time for some inspiration. Tara talks with Maive Jackson Collett and her journey in the last year into a PhD.

The artefact and exegesis thesis is moving far beyond the creative arts. But what is this mode of thesis? What are its challenges and strengths? How are they supervised and - most importantly - how are they examined?

Narelle, Jamie and Tara have a special announcement. Narelle has submitted. Let's talk about it. And - how did she do it?

In this Steps session, Tara explores the role and place of an Office of Graduate Research. What is its function for students and supervisors? How are these roles changing in contemporary Australia?