Tara Brabazon

YouTube video by Tara Brabazon Post 132 - How to be taken seriously as a researcher (or - what does success look like?)

With chaos and confusion encircling us, I was asked 'how can I be taken seriously as a researcher?' Intriguing question. This week, let's answer it. But we also probe the much bigger question: what does success mean? New Post - youtu.be/fWnMo12jpHI

YouTube video by Tara Brabazon Post 131 - How to manage intimidation and threats as a researcher

Most of us have experienced a frightening workplace. The word 'toxic' doesn't begin to capture it... This week, we probe how to manage intimidation and threats as a researcher. We provide concrete strategies to manage a really (really) tough environment. New Post - youtu.be/3mnM2_Yx49A

YouTube video by Tara Brabazon Post 130 - 'Who gets to tell the stories?' Anthony Bourdain and (post) popular culture

Who is believed? Who has the right to speak? Who has the right to write? This week - through the lens of the writing, life and death of Anthony Bourdain - we explore myth, meaning and mattering. And the stories that connect them... youtu.be/C1cy3NcH-tk

So thrilled to be a part of it :) txxx

Thank you to Jo for the lovely mention!!! I'm writing the session now - can't wait to see everyone :) txxx

YouTube video by Tara Brabazon Post 129 - Work and life through anticipatory grief

Grief activates deep and dark emotions in our lives. But sharing a death while a loved one is still living? Devastating. This week, we explore life, work, research and teaching through anticipatory grief, with strategies to enable care, love and respect. New post: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eozi...

YouTube video by Tara Brabazon Post 128 - The Tedtalkification of knowledge

For much of the last decade, I've wondered how (the hell) did we end up here? That question has many answers. One is that we live in a time of simple ideas - expressed with great confidence. This week's Post activates a new project: the Tedtalkification of knowledge. Let's go - youtu.be/eyhnRCRP9MU

I'm loving the monsters, 'probably.' ;) txxx

YouTube video by Tara Brabazon Post 127 - Seeing beyond the present (The New Year's Post)

The year after finishing a PhD is tough. How we support early career colleagues remains crucial to our academic future. This week's Post learns from the remarkable Dr Damien O'Meara. How do we build success, inclusion, momentum and meaning? New Post - seeing beyond the present: youtu.be/L-laFC91ptE

We love you right back, Jane :) txxx

YouTube video by Tara Brabazon Post 126 - Persistence with Passion (the Christmas Post)

This is - for some - a challenging time of the year. For many, this has been a challenging year. For the Post this week, we talk with Dr Sophia Staite. We explore the precariat academic workforce, and remaining a scholar in tough times. New Post - youtu.be/bQ4yyTPEzmc

YouTube video by Tara Brabazon Post 125 - Axiology

Axiology. Crucial to research. Crucial to research education. Crucial to building knowledge, and citizenship. But what is axiology, and how can education transform if we excavate this word? New Post - youtu.be/NQ_Wu_EShdg

Giggle giggle, Robert. Respects, good Sir. tx

You deserved it mate. A magnificent book. For tough times. txxx

YouTube video by Tara Brabazon Post 124 - Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sources

Information management. Not a 'sexy' topic. The consequences of proliferating information - without information literacy - is our present world. This week, we explore a first lens on organizing information for research. Primary, secondary & tertiary sources: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiU2...

YouTube video by Tara Brabazon Post 123 - So you want to do a doctorate?

Let's begin. Perhaps begin. Again. Before selecting a supervisor / advisor, writing a proposal or choosing a university, there is a first key stage in approaching a doctorate. This week's Post organizes ourselves - our self. Our family. Friends. Lives. Let's begin - #phdsky - youtu.be/yBYAITCQ6Jg

YouTube video by Tara Brabazon Post 122 - The Mini Book

The proliferation of research dissemination options is terrific. The concern is that 'influencers' are offering 'advice' on the value of these interfaces.This week we explore the Mini Book. 10,000-12,000 words in length. What is the value of this platform for research? New Post: youtu.be/0n4jKs3n6e8

Bless ya, Michele. I thought so ;). In the old days of cultural studies - that would be pretty mild. But now - we see so much gatekeeping and pearl clutching. Pearl-clutching gatekeepers, indeed. Next life - that's the name of my goth band ;)

Thanks Michele. The article title meant some were offended. That restricted the circulation of the research. Amazingly, the offensive actions continue - but researching and writing about those offensive actions gives citizens an attack of the (patriarchal equivalent of) the Victorian Vapours ;) tx

The internet is resembling the first few pages of The Handmaid's Tale The saddest aspect of all this that a generation of boys may feel compelled to suppress the ordinary the joy of celebrating another's success.

Such a privilege and joy to see my research on the weaponization of the PhD being used by the ABC to understand the treatment of women in our doctoral programmes. It was tough - dark - research. I am so thankful it has been useful... #skyphd - www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

YouTube video by Tara Brabazon Post 121 - Writing a first page

Academic writing - unfairly - has a reputation for being ... ummm ... a bit boring. Pedestrian. This week's Post focuses on writing a great first page, summoning the advice of diverse genres and approaches. Let's get beyond that abstract - to the first page - youtu.be/BdqdBPY2-aM

YouTube video by Tara Brabazon Post 120 - Giorgio Agamben and the dramatic intellectual

Our moment - our time - is getting stranger... We need a different type of academic, scholar and intellectual for this (post)reading age. This week, therefore, we summon the dramatic intellectual... And its archetype, Giorgio Agamben. Here we go - New Post - youtu.be/DrcHTiThxLc

YouTube video by Tara Brabazon Post 119 - The Batman Effect

We all have moments in our life of fear. Confusion. Despair. How can we transcend the worry? Answer: The Batman Effect. We explore the impact of self-distancing from emotion and transcending tragedy and challenge. Here we go. New Post - youtu.be/l9UREpxP5ug

YouTube video by Tara Brabazon Post 118 - How to survive, sustain and - hopefully - succeed

Survival mode is tough. It melts the light and hope from our life. This week, we begin in the darkness of contemporary life, and create a new life architecture to sustain and - let's hope - succeed. New post - youtu.be/VhOrmRZXHMo

Ditto, My Queen :) txxx

You are the best, Jane. Thank you for sharing so many of your beautiful walks with me. You carry me around the world :). All my love and hopes - always. txxx

YouTube video by Tara Brabazon Post 117 - Agency and autonomy through the taxonomy of trouble

Most of us have been there. Our working lives are productive and enjoyable. Then ... Then ... A new person arrives or a cluster of academics occupy line management roles. An enjoyable job becomes a mess. What happens next? That is the focus for the Post this week - youtu.be/z44HB0vdFlM

YouTube video by Tara Brabazon Post 116 - The taxonomy of trouble: (Post) exploitation in our universities

Academic work can be a joy and a privilege. Learning. Teaching. Researching. Building knowledge. But then... A taxonomy of troubling people jut into a workforce... This week - let's explore this 'taxonomy of trouble' and troubling workers... #academicsky - new post - youtu.be/Cv-sv4FPfqE

YouTube video by Tara Brabazon Post 115 - The PhD and the Professional Doctorate

The doctorate is under attack. It is being weaponized and devalued. This week, we talk about the diversity of doctorates and how - through that diversity - we confirm quality and standards. We also value the diversity of people now enrolled in these programmes - #PhDsky - youtu.be/qVmDROY_UMo

YouTube video by Tara Brabazon Post 114 - Writing a Theory Paper

As my late husband Steve Redhead confirmed, these are Theoretical Times. We are living Baudrillard's theories. Therefore, it is the time to write that theoretical paper. Let's do this. Let's change the world. #academicsky - New Post - youtu.be/DkXP8ZXjV3g