Tara Brabazon's Blog, page 28

Academic integrity - a flipped lunchtime seminar

Tara presents this short introduction to academic integrity.  This session provides the flipped foundation for a lunchtime seminar for supervisors at Flinders University.

Managing perfectionism

Steve, Sunny and Tara talk through the challenges of Sunny's last chapter.  As always happens in the last stages of a PhD, emotional and intellectual doubts emerge.  How can PhD students manage perfectionism while finishing a PhD?

Mick Winter 35 - Return of the Frame

Tara, Steve and Mick probe the 'frame' in his meme research.  Is a meme a frame?  Is the meme the carrier for content?

Confirmation of candidature - a lunchtime professional development session

Tara and Steve  talk about a key moment in the Australian PhD candidature:  the Confirmation of Candidature.  Compared to other international examples, this session is held very early in the research project.  Steve and Tara talk about the strengths and challenges of this system for students, supervisors and the university.

Doing science fiction and a PhD - a conversation with Bronwyn Lovell

Tara talks with Bronwyn about science fiction.  Bronwyn Lovell is completing a creative-led PhD, probing the limitations and capacities of science fiction.  They discuss Dr Who, Star Trek, fantasy and film, arguing for the importance of women writing, directing and producing science fiction.

PhD milestones - a conversation between Karen and Tara

Karen Jacobs and Tara introduce the new system of Milestones at Flinders university.  What are milestones and why are they useful to part time and full time research higher degree students?

Vicki Pascoe 1 - the challenges when researching the professions

Steve and Tara introduce Vicki Pascoe to podcast listeners.  Vicki is investigating migrant doctors and medical professionals in rural and regional Australia.  Particularly, they talk about the challenges involved when researching this group.

Sunny Rue Chivaura 15 - Althusser, the tea towel and identity

Steve, Tara and Sunny talk about identity, particularly considering the role of Louis Althusser in Stuart Hall's thinking about self and politics.

Anne McLeod 44 - Writing those transitions

Anne, Steve and Tara check on Anne's writing strategy to find 30 productive minutes each day.  Particularly they explore how to write the transitions between complex ideas to ensure that fragmentation is minimized and smooth and productive arguments are developed.

Mick Winter 34 - How to publish many books from a single doctorate

Steve, Tara and Mick discuss Mick's post-PhD publishing options.  They talk through scholarly monographs, trade books and short, specialist e-books.  For the traditional thesis, many publishing options are available, creating new audiences for new research.