Tara Brabazon's Blog, page 67
April 17, 2011
Writing an exegesis after the (arte)fact
Tara Brabazon talks with Faracy Grouse about her sonic intervention. They discuss the challenges involved in transforming strong artefacts into strong research.
Disabling University
How do we open out universities to enable rather than disable? Tara Brabazon explores options in developing a rich sensory environment to enliven a learning environment for all students.
April 13, 2011
Mick and Tara talk about the presentation of his MA thesis
In this sixth session for his MA Creative Media dissertation, Mick Winter and Tara Brabazon discuss how his research is to be presented. Once the artefacts are finished, how does it link with the exegesis?
From a revolution to a ring tone
What is the relationship between popular and unpopular culture? Put another way, how does one song become a chart success and others do not? Tara talks about Ron Sexsmith's career and his new release Long Player Late Bloomer to explore how great music can become popular music.
March 29, 2011
Mick Winter presents his sonic interventions
Mick and Tara talk through his complete sonic pieces that aim to create defamiliarization in patterns of thinking about politics and social change.
Faracy prepares for her sonic event
Faracy talks to Tara Brabazon about her upcoming sonic intervention. She explores how remembering the analogue recofigures the place of digital platforms in our lives.
Faracy Grouse and recycling (through) music
Faracy Grouse explains to Tara the development of her instruments. She conveys how they were built and the importance of recycling and sustainability in their construction.
You can't be neutral on a moving train: war writing, terrorism and the end of popular culture
How did the events of September 11 impact on the media and media research? This presentation asks if fighting fundamentalism with other fundamentalisms is the only option.
March 27, 2011
Too much goose fat
How do we explain the rise of the celebrity chef and the slow food movement? More potently, how is the relationship between food and popular culture transforming?
March 16, 2011
John Gill and the point of comment culture
Why do newspapers 'encourage' comments from their readers? What is the point? In this podcast, Tara talks with John Gill about his dissertation on online comment cultures.
