Tara Brabazon podcast

Tara talks with Matthew Bennett a doctoral candidate at Flinders University.  Matt's thesis is currently under examination, and he used this time to reflect on his topic:  investigating adults with A…

Glory Gatwiri, a soon-to-be completed doctoral candidate at Flinders University, talks with Tara about her research with women managing vaginal fistula.  Her goal is to break the silence around women…

Tara shares her short induction speech for PhD students right at the start of the candidature.  What advice would your future self - the you that has completed a PhD - offer to you on the day of your…

Tara and Steve continue their conversation about Cultural Studies.  In this podcast they explore the role of the creative industries in the 'decline' of Cultural Studies.  Is there any way to resurre…

Tara and Steve talk about the PhD confirmation of candidature.  What is the CoC?  What value does it have to quality assurance and the andragogical development of our doctoral candidates?  

Tara, Anne and Steve discuss Guy Standing's precariat and how the early childhood educator fits into such a category and concept.

Mark, Tara and Steve talk through the deep and profound challenges of part-time doctoral candidature.  How do we manage the stress while the clock is ticking, particularly when a confirmation of cand…

Steve, Tara and Mick explore the role and challenges of big chapters in a PhD.  Should a big chapter be split?  Should it be submitted as a coherent whole?  We explore why size does matter in PhD cha…

Sunny, Steve and Tara talk about the challenges when moving into the final year of a PhD.  It is important to maintain motivation, but also recognize the work that is still required alongside the wor…

Steve and Tara have an announcement to make.  They also talk about the past, present and future of cultural studies.

Tara hosts a very special event in Brisbane, talking with women in higher education.  We discuss the challenges for women in the neoliberal university, but express shared strategies and goals for the…

Tara shares her workshop presentation at CQU's Research Higher Degrees event.  She present strategies for increasing the speed of doctoral candidature.  The audience - in both Rockhampton and Melbour…

How have disintermediated media transformed doctoral education?  How can disintermediated media enable a productive, fair, rigorous, transparent and compassionate relationship between supervisor and …

As Anne's work turns to the discussion of equity and the professions, Steve and Tara acknowledge Anne's fascinating andragogical strategies, using sound and sonic recordings to scaffold her argument.

Mark, Tara and Steve explore - and expose - the specific challenges when configuring a confirmation of candidature document for creative-led doctoral theses.

Tara, Steve and Mick talk about the challenges of doctoral research, particularly encircling the phrase 'an original contribution to knowledge.'

Sunny, Steve and Tara talk about the use of sound to create a thinking space for doctoral education, particularly enlivening oral history methods.

What is a subculture and is this concept of relevance to the contemporary social sciences and humanities?  Tara and Steve discuss subcultures and postsubcultures and ask if style remains resistive.

Mick, Steve and Tara work through Mick's analysis of famous moments of filmic dialogue.  At the moment, Mick is finding some patterning, but nothing definitive.  Meanwhile, Steve and Tara attempt to …