Tara Brabazon's Blog, page 68
March 16, 2011
Faracy and crafting the analogue
What happens to the analogue in a digital world? Faracy Grouse and Tara Brabazon, in this sixth session exploring Faracy's dissertation topic, asks why she is crafting analogue sonic objects. And what is happening with the old piano in the corner of Tara's office without any black and white keys?
March 13, 2011
Mick and Tara discuss making change through sound
In this fourth podcast, Mick and Tara discuss the structure and arguments to be expressed in his dissertation. We explore how and why sound creates social change.
March 9, 2011
Faracy brings analogue back
Faracy Grouse, in this her fifth dissertation session with Tara Brabazon, states why she remains facinated by the analogue and what it can offer to humanities education.
Sample questions for a PhD oral examination
A PhD oral examination is one of the most stressful events in academic life. But oral examinations have a shape. In this podcast, Tara presents the ten questions that often start or conclude a PhD exam.
March 4, 2011
Faracy does unplugged living
Faracy Grouse and Tara Brabazon explore the function of disconnection from digital environments.
Mick and Tara think about social semiotics
Mick Winter and Tara Brabazon explore Gunther Kress and Robert Hodge's Social Semiotics. They ponder the nature of resistance and social change. Most importantly, they explore the function of sound and sonic social semiotics.
February 26, 2011
John Gill introduces theories of community
Tara talks with John Gill about his dissertation on the comment culture in online fora. Theories of community and otherness are discussed, along with the consequences of anonymity.
We have never been postmodern
Tara talks with Steve Redhead about his new book, We have never been postmodern. They discuss the nature of politics and theory in the contemporary social sciences and the humanities and the currency of post/modernity in higher education.
Faracy Grouse and unplugged moments
Faracy and Tara discuss the key theorists for the building of her analogue and ephemeral instruments. Particularly she investigates the concept of randomness and unplugged moments.
February 18, 2011
John Gill prepares for his MA Creative Media dissertation
Tara talks to John Gill as he prepares to write his MA Creative Media dissertation.
