

Tara Brabazon podcast
Tara Brabazon
Tara Brabazon explores popular culture and education, and the relationship between them.
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Aug 9, 2020 • 32min
HASS Training 1 - authorship, publishing, supervisory relationships and employability
In this special HDR training session for colleagues in Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, we explore authorship and publishing opportunities, enhancing supervisory relationships - between students and supervisors - and finish with discussions of employabiity.

Jul 31, 2020 • 17min
Steps - Intellectual Property
Tara talks with Ashleigh Merriel, the head of Progressions in the Office of Graduate Research, about Intellectual Property. What is Intellectual Property? Why does it matter to PhD students and their supervisors?

Jun 30, 2020 • 12min
Narelle Hunter 16 - Looking at the ending
Narelle, Jamie and Tara are close to Narelle's completion. Narelle talks about these final complex stages to completion - while attempting to complete a semester...

Jun 30, 2020 • 9min
Narelle Hunter 15 - Speed
Narelle, Jamie and Tara are now in full drafting mode. As the drafts progress, so does the speed to completion.

Jun 24, 2020 • 46min
Student Partnerships and Activism
Tara Brabazon talks with Aidan Cornelius-Bell about student partnerships and activism, challenging the consumerist approach to education and emphasizing critical thinking. They explore the complexities of politics, ideology, and the role of universities in social change. The discussion delves into the work of Nicos Palancers, consciousness, activism, and the evolution of political consciousness. Reflecting on turbulent events in 2020, they highlight the importance of embracing activism and politics in universities.

Jun 21, 2020 • 1h 10min
Core Re-fresh
This specific higher degree supervisory training session has been developed for experienced supervisors wanting a 're-fresh' in their practice. It offers the continuum of development - from compliance to excellence. There is specific attention to the challenging moments in supervising, particularly with regard to authorship of academic papers, ethics, and skills development.

May 25, 2020 • 12min
Narelle Hunter 14 - The First Draft
Here we go with Narelle's first draft! What happened with this difficult - challenging - first draft. How did Narelle handle it?

May 24, 2020 • 2h 1min
Managing the middle of a PhD candidature through Covid
The middle of a PhD candidature is the difficult time. Supervisory changes. Change of methodology. Disappointments with data collection. Add Covid to this story - a students may walk away from the programme. Join our online mid candidature intensive to create momentum, change and some motivation.

Apr 19, 2020 • 60min
Reading Group 3 - Geographies of the University
For this third reading group, as part of the Virtual not Viral project, our community reads the edited collection from Peter Meusburger, Michael Heffernan and Laura Suarsana: Geographies of the University.

Apr 19, 2020 • 1h 3min
Reading Group 2 - Democracy's Children - Intellectuals and the rise of cultural politics
This second reading group podcast, as part of the Virtual not Viral intervention in doctoral education during the period of the corona virus, explore John McGowan's Democracy's Children: Intellectuals and the Rise of Cultural Politics. Please note: expletives used during this discussion.


