Writing is tough. There are millions of self help books talking about how to write. But what is the role of 'place' in our writing? The 'where' of our writing? This week's Post ponders how we align the tasks, the time and the place of writing to enable productivity and meaning. youtu.be/hdMRbFBzcn8
Yep. We made it. Vlog 500. Weekly vlogs delivered through the last ten years. 3 series. Thank you for sharing them with me. This week, we consider this body of defiant research, and how we can not only enable Non Traditional Research Outputs, but un/popular culture. New Post - youtu.be/y8WMjyQudtM
Good on you, Petra. My love and respects to you, and to colleagues :) txxx
It is so valuable to learn from the suffering and survival of other remarkable humans. This week - for Post 140 - we explore how Gisele Pelicot suffered so greatly in her life, but learned to make meaning from the lies, the violence and the exploitation. New Post - youtu.be/HpWLicvCT2c
A PhD can become - with some planning - our first book. But how do we create, write and publish the second book? The fifth book? The twentieth book? This week, we probe how to create sustainable and efficient academic book publishing. Together - let's do this... youtu.be/8uQjOq73MH8
We are taught from a young age that suffering is inevitable. It will be rewarded with a 'heaven' or an 'afterlife.' There is another way to think about suffering. This week, we use suffering to understand a context of injustice, inequality and harm. New post and new literacy - youtu.be/G8IKBJIUhIM
Wow, the world is dark. And troubling. But as opinion replaces fact, and emotion displaces evidence, what do we do? The Post this week has one solution. Let's ask better questions... NewPost - youtu.be/z48nkAsTXvM
A refrain from this strange time is, "I've done my own research." Research is becoming subjective. Academics - similarly - are judging some outputs as junk and other publications as elite. How are such categories constructed? This Post probes the impact of this arbitrariness - youtu.be/uc0BW4D1dIg
With my love to my amazing sista from another mista, @nazlinbhimani.bsky.social, I send my respects, love and congratulations to Cate. Powerful piece. Powerful project. Citation politics is transformational and meaningful. We can change the world. One reference at a time :) txxx
I know, Gavin. The requests are extraordinary (!!!!). I always promised that I would be a human jukebox and play the requested tune. Amazing requests. Amazing year. And - I didn't predict the tragedies overnight - but exterminism (and fighting it) has become powerfully important. Biggest hug! txxx
The requests I receive for the Post are extraordinary. This week - I was asked to explore a concept. Exterminism. What is it - and how do we fight it??!!! Great question of our time. And for our time. Here we go - New Post - youtu.be/9ovnqQ552vs
My absolute pleasure, Belinda. I'm here when you need me. And please - always call me Tara or T :). All my hopes, respects and best wishes for your future. txxx
Oh Belinda - my goodness. Thank you for taking the time with our friendly vampire this week ;). I am so thankful and appreciative of you... Thank you for your kindness :) txxx
There are many attempts to understand - to comprehend - what is happening in the world. But 10 years ago, a remarkable researcher predicted our present. It is time to revisit and revalue Vampire Capitalism. Time to break the thrall... #latecapitalism New Post - youtu.be/q1lN4dqay1Y
Interdisciplinarity. A word. A cliche. A tick-a-box platitude. But it does not have to be this way. This week's Post explores interdisciplinarity, how to write an interdisciplinary PhD thesis and - perhaps most importantly - how to examine one. New Post - www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oac...
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
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
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
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...
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
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
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
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
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...