Tara Brabazon's Blog, page 15

Dark Tourism and Public Grieving

Dr Leanne McRae presents a controversial, complex seminar exploring death, public and private grief and memorialization.

What does death and grief mean?  What happens as grief moves from a private to a public space?

Food, tourism, translocalism and Kangaroo Island

Tara offers a first pass of her research exploring translocalism, food tourism, regional development and Kangaroo Island.

Students discuss the examination of their PhDs: tips, tricks and challenges

An incredibly difficult group to study and understand is the community of students just about to enter an examination process.  This session, facilitated by Tara Brabazon and Natalie Hills, opens out to the voices, views, questions and commentary of PhD students.  What are their concerns with the PhD examination process?  How do we reduce the risks confronting this stressful time?

The finishing - the final three months before submitting a PhD

Sometimes something remarkable is captured from a live seminar.  This session - composed of completed and soon-to-be completed PhD students - explores the final three months before submission.  What happens with family and friends, health and sleep, motivation and commitment?  In this incredibly honest conversation, Tara talks with Jen, Ros, Tiffany and Ruby to understand the experience of a student in the final stages of a doctorate.

The challenges within the mid-candidature moment

Tara talks with students in the mid-point of their candidature.  What are there concerns - and how can they be solved?

What makes a great supervisor? The student perspective

The lack of communication and shared vision results in profound challenges in doctoral supervision.  Therefore Tara asked PhD students what they believe are the characteristics of a great supervisor.

Steps - Mid-career researchers and PhD supervision

Tara addresses the specific context of mid-career academics and doctoral supervision.

STEPS - Early Career Researchers and the PhD

As part of this Steps programme, Tara talks about how to build PhD supervisions when an early career researcher.

Punk Publishing - Emerald and the future of academic publishing

This special event features the leadership team of Emerald Publishing, from Yorkshire in the UK, talking about the future of academic publishing.  The PhD students from Flinders University ask provocative questions at the conclusion of the presentation.

Finding your doctoral path

Tara talks with commencing, established and completed PhD students.  What are their worries, fears and successes?