Tara Brabazon
Prof of Cultural Studies at Flinders University. Pop Cult Obsessive. Fan. Listener. Learner. Teacher. Writer of 21 books. AM.
- Morning Craft Theory. What an amazing post to wake up to this morning. Thank you for your kindness. And your time! I am so so so so happy that the book is useful. We're in tough times. If I can help - then you've made my year. Respects and thanks - straight to you. txxx
- Supervisors are often described as good. Or bad. This binary opposition doesn't capture the complexity of doctoral supervision. In this week's post, I explore the 5 faces of PhD supervision, and the key 5 moments where something serious can emerge. And why... #phdsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIMa...
- Academics have a tendency to marry other academics. I've had the privilege of marrying two academics: the late Steve Redhead and Jamie Quinton. But how are two academic jobs and lives organized and managed? This week, we explore the 'two body problem' and what happens next - youtu.be/o1z1c_HDDpw
- A special Antipodal morning. I am thrilled that The Anti-Misogyny Club magazine was published overnight. I have a poem (!!!) in this issue. My respects to the remarkable writers, artists and editors that are a part of this @anti-misogyny.bsky.social project. Powerful and enlightening - in dark times
- Competent and incompetent. Tough words. Troubling words. This week, we explore the research that answers tough questions. Why are the incompetent so confident? Why do the incompetent rarely receive feedback and correct their assumptions? Here we go - new Post - www.youtube.com/watch?v=Psz2...
- Great scholars inspire us. Transform us. This week - we explore the research and career of Professor Yusef Waghid. A scholar of our time and for our time. He enables our infrastructures of care. youtu.be/uZQyFqTl4yQ
- You got that job. Fabulous. What happens now? The difference between a great job and a toxic, bullying, gaslighting disaster can be weeks, or days. At the end of the 'application to appointment' series, let's finish with the development of Plan Bs. Let's locate exits: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GA-B...
- Yes dear friends, it is decision time. The job offer has arrived. What happens now? We are flattered. We are relieved. But what is next? How do we make a meaningful and informed choice? Let's do it... youtu.be/o64rwDQ0xsA
- We are in the weird / strange / fun / zone once more. The interview process is 'over.' But it is not over. Processes and behaviours follow you home... What do you do with these final stages of a (post)interview? How do we double tap that zombie??!!! youtu.be/mlHXhvd-ZOY
- Weird stuff is happening in higher education. Weird stuff is happening in appointment processes. This week, we talk about the truly bonkers 'events' that happen around interviews. I create a taxonomy to enable us to understand. Interpret. Gather information. Make decisions. youtu.be/w-hxL3SO2ww
- Interviews are changing. Radically. This week - we talk about interviews, including the proliferation of online interviews and the four types of questions: behavioural, opinion, personal and technical. Here we go - youtu.be/dG_0L-0w3Jg
- Here we go :) This week, we enter the messy terrain between finishing an application and being shortlisted. Strangeness emerges... Oh yeah... Here we go - New Post - youtu.be/7pH-F1IAzL4
- OK - we've got the CV in place. What's next? In our series that I have subtitled - finding jobs in the Zombie Apocalypse ;) - let's talk about the job search and building applications. Here we go #academicsky - New Post - youtu.be/b5pNHxiI4Cs
- Dear friends, you are invited. A free morning seminar, from Aotearoa / New Zealand. March 8, 2025. For a Defiant Future. For International Women's Day, remarkable women around the world are joining us with wisdom, clarity and compassion. Details here. Join us. brabazon.net/2025/02/23/j...
- Finding jobs, posts and positions in late capitalism requires particular tactics and strategies. In this new series - we enter the appointment process - in tough times. No punches pulled. #phdsky - www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BJ4...
- The PhD is intricate. Granular. Complex. What is remarkable is how the PhD is diversifying, particularly through part-time modes. Let's talk about this transformation - and how to enable success. New Post. #PhDSky - www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXlY...
- In recent months, we've seen the demonizing of groups. Attacks on kind people with a belief in the public good. We've heard about being 'woke' and DEI / EDI initiatives. For the Post this week, we explore a radical. A revolutionary. Who has been lost to us. Time to remember - youtu.be/137e-IQOobA
- Exciting times. Overnight - the cover arrived. Book 21 - here I come :)
- Strange times, dear friends. Self help - as a genre - is often a proxy for the weird priorities of a time. Mel Robbins has published this strange book - The Let Them Theory. It is not a theory. It is a vibe. And a frightening one. Let's assess what's going on here. New Post - youtu.be/hCjZAnAwB5I
- Weird phrases are used in our workplaces and - indeed - in doctoral supervision. An early career researched asked me to assess 'managing up' as a model for supervision... Yep. Let's do this. New post - youtu.be/9_DgVBIkqjU
- Certain phrases trick us. Manipulate us. Lie to us. Prevent us from building clean boundaries between public and private lives, and constructing clean communication systems. One of those phrases in 'Lean In.' Why is it used? How is it used? Why should we critique its use? youtu.be/aFtpERWzLN4
- Great to see #booksky conversations in progress. Thank you. It is particularly fascinating to read the commentary on audiobooks. As a scholar of multimodality - and an author of 21 monographs and 8 audiobooks (!!!) - they are different platforms for ideas. Different audiences. Both are so powerful.
- Academic emotions. A weird phrase. A paradox? A contradiction? The Post this week explores academic emotions and their role, function and place in a scholarly life (or not!) youtu.be/yRq-10speoE
- Welcome to The Post 2025. We start with an area of great concern for so many of my friends and colleagues. 'Facing Rejection/s'. What do we 'do' with rejections? This week, we explore how to activate that information with meaning and purpose. youtu.be/5pLF7sMNETk
- As we build to the new year, I share a remarkable woman, scholar and human with you. Let's talk with Alison Wilde, a scholar of our time and for our time. Let's talk about academic activism and disappointment, dis/ability and change. May 2025 bring you light and learning. youtu.be/ri1Kyau2tJQ
- Academic christmases are odd. The work continues. But it is time for reflection. With great pleasure, I welcome Professor Martin James to the Christmas Post. We discuss beginnings, endings, and mattering. What is the future of and for academia? Thank you, Martin. My respects. youtu.be/yxYFalJHv4Q
- This week we get CRUNCHY. Transferring a PhD is difficult - personally. But it is also a professional moment and movement. This week, we prepare the documents to enable a PhD transfer. Tough gig. Important gig. Let's create movement... youtu.be/OyHBloSj-8o
- It is that time of year again. The Whiteboard Soirée. Let's plan your research for 2025. Together. December 20. 10am Aotearoa / New Zealand time. Alternative time zones are available! Free. Via Zoom. Let's change the world. Details provided at the link. See you there! brabazon.net/2024/12/13/w...
- I've received a fascinating request. How to move PhD enrolments between universities. This is a two-parter Post. We start with the interior work. Let's think about you as a researcher. And your research. Let's enable movement. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpXz...
- Every 10 Posts, it is timely to summon a person that was challenging in their time - and also empowering and informative in our own. This week, we explore a man of his intellectual era. A man of profound value to our own... Michael Polanyi and Tacit Knowing - youtu.be/BfFPDNytGLk
