Tara Brabazon podcast

Steve and Tara are supervising a terrific student researching an Australian police force. We have been discussing the methods available, including ethnography. What are the strengths and challenges of ethnography? How / can ethnography be used to study empowered members of our community?

Tara and Steve offer the final instalment in the Mick Winter PhD story. We talk about the successful PhD that has now been examined and tips for colleagues around the world when confronted by this incredibly sad situation.

Our love and respects to the memory of Dr Mick Winter.

Tara talks with Ellen Fraser-Barbour, a PhD student at Flinders University, about her research. She is exploring the resilience and autonomy of men and women with intellectual disabilities, and the violence they confront in their daily life.

Sunny Rue Chivaura, a recent graduate from Flinders University, discusses the age of Trump, inflected by race and racism. When race-based attacks become normal, what happens to the daily lives of citizens of colour?

Tara is joined by some of the most talented and innovative PhD students at Flinders to talk about Guy Standing's The Corruption of Capitalism.

Tara and Steve talk about the Kiwi PhD oral examination. What is the role of a PhD oral exam, and how can it internationalize standards and quality in doctoral qualifications?

Tara talks with the remarkable Annie Nguyen, a PhD student at Flinders University. Annie is using arts-based research to probe the resonances between analogue and digital. Using Shinkyuu Art as a model, trope and theory, she is creating a new way of thinking about art and research.

Tara talks with Ros Wong, a PhD student at Flinders University. Ros is investigating how prepared women are - financially - for retirement. She also probes the impact of urbanity, regionalism and rurality on the preparedness of women. This is a podcast about women, work and - yes - inequality.

Steve and Tara offer suggestions to prospective students about how to contact a supervisor. What helps you gain a supervisor's attention, focus and support?

Tara talks with Karen Jacobs, from the Office of Graduate Research, about milestones. What is a milestone and why does it possess value for PhD students?