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Maive 12 - Thinking about harm

Harm is an important word.  In life.  In theory.  Yet how does our research transform when 'harm' becomes the lens for research?  Maive and Tara probe this concept.

Maive 11 - Why Maive researched ultra realist criminology

Maive is producing creative-led research for her thesis:  an artefact and an exegesis.  Why - therefore - was she drawn to a very subtle and provocative slice of criminological theory?  This week, we explore why this exploration of ultra realist criminology - and social harm - was so important to Maive's PhD.

Maive 10 - Confirmation Concluded

Maive and Tara about Maive's confirmation of candidature.  What happened.  What were the surprises.  Why it matters.

Maive 9 - Preparing for the confirmation of candidature

Maive and Tara (over)share the stress of preparing for the Confirmation of Candidature.  It is a tough event in the life of PhD students.  But it is a proof of concept and not an examination...

Maive 8 - Clustering the literature

Tara and Maive talk about literature reviews, and particularly how they can be constructed within the parameters of the artefact and exegesis PhD

Maive 7 - Research Headings

As Maive is moving towards her Confirmation of Candidature, she is working on her report that will be assessed by assessors. What are the requirements of that document?  What headings will make a difference?

Maive 6 - Commitment

A PhD requires commitment:  of time and energy.  But it also requires a commitment to take a risk, and be courageous.  Maive and Tara talk about the commitment to ideas, and a commitment to a mode of writing.  And why that commitment matters to the form and content of research.

Maive 5 - The Soundscapes of Supervision

How do supervisors provide the context, the frame and the shape for student learning?  One rather unusual method is creating a soundscape for supervisors and students to share.  Tara and Maive talk about summoning 1975 through doctoral research and the power of supervisory soundscapes.

Maive 4 - Managing feedback

Maive, Tara and Jamie talk about how students can handle feedback, with attention to creating a record of learning for future publications and dissemnation.  The also talk about the different modes of feedback for the artefacts and exegeses in doctoral education.

Maive 3 - The history of a place

How do we think about, remember, summon and research a place that no longer exists?  How do we understand an historic place?  Maive, Tara and Jamie talk about a past of meaning, resonance and power, without nostalgia.