Tara Brabazon podcast

Sunny, Steve and Tara talk about the next crucial stage of her project:  the oral history interviews.  They discuss the different mode and styles of interviews and the rich data that can be gained th…

Tara and Steve introduce a new concept, trope and theory:  deviant leisure cultures.

Sunny and Tara discuss how to handle oral history testimony in a digital age.

Mark and Tara talk about the distinctive digital strategies that are emerging in and through the contemporary PhD.

Mick and Tara talk about 'the big three' films:  Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind and Casablanca.  Why have these three films dominated the most famous movie quotations of all time?

What are the challenges confronting PhD students and supervisors in our universities?  Tara reveals the impact of neoliberalism on doctoral education, showing why governance and regulation of scholar…

Tara and Steve talk about two key phrases - "digital leisure cultures" and "digital leisure studies."  What are digital leisure cultures and can they offer a new disciplinary pathway through work, pr…

Doctor Who is a stunning and innovative force in popular culture and popular memory.  But why is Doctor Who popular and what is the role of Peter Capaldi in aligning past and present, memory and poli…

Mark Brown joins us from Sydney to present his sonic designs for the development of his artefact.  Yet his great work raises a question.  What is the artefact?  What are the examiners assessing?  Ste…

Sunny, Steve and Tara enter the complex area of blackness and Australian identity.  What space is available to explore blackness - as a scholar - in doctoral education?

 A great challenge of doctoral education is balancing description, analysis and high theory.  Anne McLeod discusses how to manage this challenge with Steve and Tara, her doctoral supervisors.

Why has the Wizard of Oz moved so successfully through literature and film - and through time?  Mick, Tara and Steve probe the power of the Wizard of Oz and what it reveals about children's media.

Tara Brabazon and Steve Redhead explore the history of the Manchester Institute for Popular Culture at the Manchester Metropolitan University.  How was the Institute formed?  What were the conditions…

Mark, Steve and Tara talk about how Mark is building his artefact.  The use of light, dark, movement and colour is aligning meaning systems and movement systems.

Mick, Tara and Steve entered Mick's meme research - in detail.  We started with Casablanca and probed why it is famous - and why it remains famous.

Sunny, Steve and Tara talk about Sunny's rather fabulous week in the media.  We talk about the role of these interviews and articles in doctoral research and how powerful research about race can be t…

Anne and Steve talk about the value of side roads in a doctorate - to gain experience and expertise - but also recognize why focus, clarity and a clear spine of argument is integral to a doctorate.

Mark and Steve evaluate Mark's strategy for doctoral management, to pinch a few hours and develop annotated bibliographies.

Sunny and Steve discuss the deep and wide benefits of oral history - even in a digital age - in valuing and validating the voice of migrants.

Mick and Steve talk about the relationship between journalistic and academic modes of writing. What is the relationship, and how can journalism become more academic - and academic writing reveal the …