Tara Brabazon's Blog, page 23
May 23, 2017
John Reid's upgrade seminar - indigenous male migration
John Reid presents his upgrade seminar for his PhD. The topic is indigenous male migration. In this powerful presentation, he summons the image, metaphor, theory and trope of 'the waterhole.'
May 22, 2017
The Waterhole with John Reid
Tara talks with John Reid about his PhD. What is the function of 'the waterhole' in cultural geography, or as a metaphor, a trope and a theory to understand indigenous masculinity?
May 20, 2017
The value of regional universities
As Tara is about to head off to Alice Springs in the Northern Territory, she talks with Steve about why regional education matters. The importance of universities in small cities and large towns is obvious and clear, but rarely recognized in public or education policy.
Sunny Rue Chivaura 24 - Breaking up is hard to do
Sunny, Steve and Tara address the challenge of breaking up 110,000 words into refereed articles. Sunny has already completed two refereed articles and she discusses the surprises that emerge when she cuts up her thesis into new forms of writing, for new audiences.
May 19, 2017
Anne McLeod 48 - What is interpretation?
Very often in the doctoral space, it is assumed that PhD students understand how to interpret complex and intricate sources. As Anne moves into deep interpretation of Terry Johnson, Steve and Tara talk through strategies to enable high level scholarship.
May 15, 2017
Mark Brown 16 - The workaround
Mark, Steve and Tara talk about 'the workaround' in technology and its role and impact in regional education. And as a meta-point, this podcast produced what may end up Mark's PhD title and key concept. Podcast can offer a hot moment of innovation for supervisors and students. One of these moments is captured here.
May 11, 2017
Sunny Rue Chivaura 23 - Sunny does refereeing
In her first post-thesis week, Sunny has been asked to referee. Tara and Steve talk about how to referee for an academic journal, and the specific challenges for early career researchers.
May 6, 2017
Old and new doctoral supervision
Steve and Tara enter the troubled space of doctoral supervision. There are extraordinary, rigorous, caring and compassionate supervisors. Then there is another group. They don't read student work. They don't meet students. They offer little support. Steve and Tara talk about this 'old' model of supervision and the agents for change to a new way of thinking about teaching and learning in the supervisory space.
Sunny Rue Chivaura 22 - Yes Sunny has submitted
It is one of the best days in a person's life. Sunny has submitted her thesis. Steve, Tara and Sunny share this great moment with podcast listeners. But Steve and Tara also put in place a plan for Sunny - 'throughcare' - to enable her career while the thesis is being examined.
April 29, 2017
The Quandary of Cosupervision
Steve and Tara talk through a tough topic: cosupervision. What makes a great supervisory relationship? How does a PhD student select a supervisory team? What are the key requirements for success?
