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Tara Brabazon
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Prof of Cultural Studies at Flinders University. Pop Cult Obsessive. Fan. Listener. Learner. Teacher. Writer of 22 books. AM.

Tara Brabazon is the Professor of Cultural Studies and formerly Dean of Graduate Research at Flinders University, Australia. From 2023-24 she was a Dean at Charles Darwin University. She has worked in ten universities in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. .. more

Political science 17%
Art 17%

Most of us have experienced a frightening workplace. The word 'toxic' doesn't begin to capture it... This week, we probe how to manage intimidation and threats as a researcher. We provide concrete strategies to manage a really (really) tough environment. New Post - youtu.be/3mnM2_Yx49A
Post 131 - How to manage intimidation and threats as a researcher
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Who is believed? Who has the right to speak? Who has the right to write? This week - through the lens of the writing, life and death of Anthony Bourdain - we explore myth, meaning and mattering. And the stories that connect them... youtu.be/C1cy3NcH-tk
Post 130 - 'Who gets to tell the stories?' Anthony Bourdain and (post) popular culture
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So thrilled to be a part of it :) txxx

Thank you to Jo for the lovely mention!!! I'm writing the session now - can't wait to see everyone :) txxx
✨ We’re delighted to welcome Professor Tara Brabazon to the Researcher Development Programme on 25 Feb

Exploring how research reshapes teaching & supervision — from SoTL to what’s next

🎥 Watch Tara’s video 👇https://youtu.be/Sg_hpu5xLlQ

📩 Interested? Contact [email protected]

Grief activates deep and dark emotions in our lives. But sharing a death while a loved one is still living? Devastating. This week, we explore life, work, research and teaching through anticipatory grief, with strategies to enable care, love and respect. New post: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eozi...
Post 129 - Work and life through anticipatory grief
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For much of the last decade, I've wondered how (the hell) did we end up here? That question has many answers. One is that we live in a time of simple ideas - expressed with great confidence. This week's Post activates a new project: the Tedtalkification of knowledge. Let's go - youtu.be/eyhnRCRP9MU
Post 128 - The Tedtalkification of knowledge
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✨ We’re delighted to welcome Professor Tara Brabazon to the Researcher Development Programme on 25 Feb

Exploring how research reshapes teaching & supervision — from SoTL to what’s next

🎥 Watch Tara’s video 👇https://youtu.be/Sg_hpu5xLlQ

📩 Interested? Contact [email protected]

I'm loving the monsters, 'probably.' ;) txxx

The year after finishing a PhD is tough. How we support early career colleagues remains crucial to our academic future. This week's Post learns from the remarkable Dr Damien O'Meara. How do we build success, inclusion, momentum and meaning? New Post - seeing beyond the present: youtu.be/L-laFC91ptE
Post 127 - Seeing beyond the present (The New Year's Post)
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We love you right back, Jane :) txxx

This is - for some - a challenging time of the year. For many, this has been a challenging year. For the Post this week, we talk with Dr Sophia Staite. We explore the precariat academic workforce, and remaining a scholar in tough times. New Post - youtu.be/bQ4yyTPEzmc
Post 126 - Persistence with Passion (the Christmas Post)
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Axiology. Crucial to research. Crucial to research education. Crucial to building knowledge, and citizenship. But what is axiology, and how can education transform if we excavate this word? New Post - youtu.be/NQ_Wu_EShdg
Post 125 - Axiology
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Giggle giggle, Robert. Respects, good Sir. tx

You deserved it mate. A magnificent book. For tough times. txxx

Information management. Not a 'sexy' topic. The consequences of proliferating information - without information literacy - is our present world. This week, we explore a first lens on organizing information for research. Primary, secondary & tertiary sources: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiU2...
Post 124 - Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sources
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Let's begin. Perhaps begin. Again. Before selecting a supervisor / advisor, writing a proposal or choosing a university, there is a first key stage in approaching a doctorate. This week's Post organizes ourselves - our self. Our family. Friends. Lives. Let's begin - #phdsky - youtu.be/yBYAITCQ6Jg
Post 123 - So you want to do a doctorate?
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