Tara Brabazon
@tarabrabazon.bsky.social
Prof of Cultural Studies at Flinders University. Pop Cult Obsessive. Fan. Listener. Learner. Teacher. Writer of 22 books. AM.
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
Post 120 - Giorgio Agamben and the dramatic intellectual
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November 16, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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
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
Post 119 - The Batman Effect
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November 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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
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
Post 118 - How to survive, sustain and - hopefully - succeed
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November 2, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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
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
Post 117 - Agency and autonomy through the taxonomy of trouble
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October 26, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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
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
Post 116 - The taxonomy of trouble: (Post) exploitation in our universities
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October 19, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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
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
Post 115 - The PhD and the Professional Doctorate
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October 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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
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
Post 114 - Writing a Theory Paper
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October 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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
The verification of academic research matters. So much. A thought bubble is not scholarship. Emotion is not scholarship. Therefore this week's Post explores the power of writing about methods. When we share 'the how' of our research, we make the 'why' meaningful. New post - youtu.be/WgFSR8axPbc
Post 113 - How to write a method/s article
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September 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The verification of academic research matters. So much. A thought bubble is not scholarship. Emotion is not scholarship. Therefore this week's Post explores the power of writing about methods. When we share 'the how' of our research, we make the 'why' meaningful. New post - youtu.be/WgFSR8axPbc
We live in the century of syndromes. Something strange happens? A syndrome is invented. One of these interesting inventions is Hubris syndrome. With a powerful context and origin and a burgeoning literature, hubris syndrome is a paradigm of interest. And - perhaps - horror. youtu.be/Sfc0O2sb3_Q
Post 112 - Hubris Syndrome
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September 21, 2025 at 11:10 PM
We live in the century of syndromes. Something strange happens? A syndrome is invented. One of these interesting inventions is Hubris syndrome. With a powerful context and origin and a burgeoning literature, hubris syndrome is a paradigm of interest. And - perhaps - horror. youtu.be/Sfc0O2sb3_Q
We live in an era that fears 'the why.' But this does not mean that researchers do not work - hard - to connect with audiences, readers and stakeholders. This week, we invest in 'the what' of research. Let's probe research aims and objectives. #phdsky - youtu.be/U6NwZKO7Kto
Post 111 - Constructing research aims and objectives
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September 14, 2025 at 7:20 PM
We live in an era that fears 'the why.' But this does not mean that researchers do not work - hard - to connect with audiences, readers and stakeholders. This week, we invest in 'the what' of research. Let's probe research aims and objectives. #phdsky - youtu.be/U6NwZKO7Kto
Certain writers - certain poets - change the world. This week's Post explore the power, passion and talent of the late Andrea Gibson. We also explore (post)reading and how poetry can intervene in declining reading rates and the consequences on citizenship. #booksky #poetrysky - youtu.be/vnExMOMPGgU
Post 110 Every good artist makes their audience uncomfortable: Andrea Gibson - life, living & death
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September 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Certain writers - certain poets - change the world. This week's Post explore the power, passion and talent of the late Andrea Gibson. We also explore (post)reading and how poetry can intervene in declining reading rates and the consequences on citizenship. #booksky #poetrysky - youtu.be/vnExMOMPGgU
A moment that leaves me stunned. But humbled and thankful. Three (!!!) of my books are in Amazon's top six (!!!!) titles for higher and continuing education. I am not sure how this has happened, but I am so thankful....
September 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
A moment that leaves me stunned. But humbled and thankful. Three (!!!) of my books are in Amazon's top six (!!!!) titles for higher and continuing education. I am not sure how this has happened, but I am so thankful....
References. Evidence. Verification. It all seems optional at the moment. An emotion, thought bubbles and vibes dominate. Right now, there is value and power in reclaiming footnotes - to demonstrate - to probe - to demonstrate. Footnotes reveal that the margins matter. New post: youtu.be/8D3ZbzHSItQ
Post 109 - Footnotes: where the margins matter
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August 31, 2025 at 7:29 PM
References. Evidence. Verification. It all seems optional at the moment. An emotion, thought bubbles and vibes dominate. Right now, there is value and power in reclaiming footnotes - to demonstrate - to probe - to demonstrate. Footnotes reveal that the margins matter. New post: youtu.be/8D3ZbzHSItQ
We live. We die. Our stuff ends up in a skip. Between those events are an array of timescapes to organize, manage and understand. This week, we explore the Academic Timescape. A concept with a history of nearly 30 years. That may have found its time. #academicsky. New Post - youtu.be/YWonLq5z7V8
Post 108 - Academic Timescapes
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August 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
We live. We die. Our stuff ends up in a skip. Between those events are an array of timescapes to organize, manage and understand. This week, we explore the Academic Timescape. A concept with a history of nearly 30 years. That may have found its time. #academicsky. New Post - youtu.be/YWonLq5z7V8
My new book - How to Embrace Academic Failure: Building a career with meaning, integrity and honesty - is launching this Thursday. August 28. 10am Sydney time. Online. Free. Relaxed. Lots of laughter and a wheelbarrow of hope. #academicsky - brabazon.net/2025/08/21/j...
Join us for the Red Launch of How to Embrace Academic Failure
It is my pleasure to invite you to the online (and free!) launch of my book How to Embrace Academic Failure: Building a career with meaning, integrity and honesty. When: August 28, 2025. 10am Australi...
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August 24, 2025 at 12:39 AM
My new book - How to Embrace Academic Failure: Building a career with meaning, integrity and honesty - is launching this Thursday. August 28. 10am Sydney time. Online. Free. Relaxed. Lots of laughter and a wheelbarrow of hope. #academicsky - brabazon.net/2025/08/21/j...
There is so much to worry about. But what is the point of worry, and worrying? The Post this week activates (post)worry, and offers concrete and clear strategies to intervene in fear, concern and despair. New Post - youtu.be/Gs9TFHRi_Yw
Post 107 - (post)worry
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August 17, 2025 at 6:22 PM
There is so much to worry about. But what is the point of worry, and worrying? The Post this week activates (post)worry, and offers concrete and clear strategies to intervene in fear, concern and despair. New Post - youtu.be/Gs9TFHRi_Yw
Students are so often stressed and worried by the PhD Admissions Interview. Let's reduce the stress. Let's begin with the end in mind. Let's explore what both students and supervisors are looking for - and should be looking for - in this process. New Post - youtu.be/F_q8eRurgco
Post 106 - The PhD admissions interview
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August 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Students are so often stressed and worried by the PhD Admissions Interview. Let's reduce the stress. Let's begin with the end in mind. Let's explore what both students and supervisors are looking for - and should be looking for - in this process. New Post - youtu.be/F_q8eRurgco
A truly great session. Magnificent, Colin. Thank you. Big shout out to Nostalgia Deathstar and their Zombie University project. From the grave, Steve remains the zombiest of the zombie professors. So lovely to hear his voice again - in the mix :)
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9 worldwide #EXCLUSIVE firstplays thanks to 3x #ChrysalidHomo, @mnsfprdctn.bsky.social, #NostalgiaDeathstar Ft Professors @tarabrabazon.bsky.social & #SteveRedhead, @richardplaysthesax.bsky.social, @shardlowe.bsky.social and 2x V-Sor, X
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August 4, 2025 at 2:06 AM
A truly great session. Magnificent, Colin. Thank you. Big shout out to Nostalgia Deathstar and their Zombie University project. From the grave, Steve remains the zombiest of the zombie professors. So lovely to hear his voice again - in the mix :)
'Why'? This is question that triggers thought, interpretation and - often - discomfort. Why questions are difficult. But also meaningful. This week - let's ask why. And let's answer this question. New Post - youtu.be/Yw7HBKr8rgQ
Post 105 - Why? Asking the crucial question
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August 2, 2025 at 11:35 PM
'Why'? This is question that triggers thought, interpretation and - often - discomfort. Why questions are difficult. But also meaningful. This week - let's ask why. And let's answer this question. New Post - youtu.be/Yw7HBKr8rgQ
In research, we talk about finding - and then filling - a gap. But there are many gaps in knowledge. And they are all very different. This week, we summon a taxonomy of the research gap, to enable precision, rigour and transparency. Here we go - new Post - youtu.be/q_8qK_mOxOw
Post 104 - The research gap
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July 26, 2025 at 9:40 PM
In research, we talk about finding - and then filling - a gap. But there are many gaps in knowledge. And they are all very different. This week, we summon a taxonomy of the research gap, to enable precision, rigour and transparency. Here we go - new Post - youtu.be/q_8qK_mOxOw
We know those people. When in doubt, they answer most questions with the phrase 'critical thinking.' This is too simple. Each day, we activate different modes of thinking. This week, let's explore levels of thinking and how they enhance our life, teaching and research. New Post: youtu.be/O1T-SHnhf2E
Post 103 - Levels of Thinking
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July 20, 2025 at 8:38 PM
We know those people. When in doubt, they answer most questions with the phrase 'critical thinking.' This is too simple. Each day, we activate different modes of thinking. This week, let's explore levels of thinking and how they enhance our life, teaching and research. New Post: youtu.be/O1T-SHnhf2E
Slumps. Personal. Professional. Intellectual. What are they? For me - a slump is created through a misalignment of expectations, behaviour and outcomes. Can they be avoided? And - once we are in a slump - how can we fix it? Let's do this. New Post - youtu.be/HQfY3C8SYNo
Post 102 - Managing a slump
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July 13, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Slumps. Personal. Professional. Intellectual. What are they? For me - a slump is created through a misalignment of expectations, behaviour and outcomes. Can they be avoided? And - once we are in a slump - how can we fix it? Let's do this. New Post - youtu.be/HQfY3C8SYNo
Thrilled to see this book start to bubble through the world. My phoenix book - with thanks to @elgarpublishing.bsky.social
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July 8, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Thrilled to see this book start to bubble through the world. My phoenix book - with thanks to @elgarpublishing.bsky.social
It is tough to be a scholar when we walk through intellectual quicksand. Or indeed - an intellectual mirage. This week, we talk about the transformations to authenticity - (post) authenticity - and how we can live, learn, verify and test in new ways... New Post - youtu.be/yrfF0cofIrE
Post 101 - (Post)authenticity
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July 6, 2025 at 7:58 PM
It is tough to be a scholar when we walk through intellectual quicksand. Or indeed - an intellectual mirage. This week, we talk about the transformations to authenticity - (post) authenticity - and how we can live, learn, verify and test in new ways... New Post - youtu.be/yrfF0cofIrE
Yes, we have arrived at Post 100. This week, we explore AJP Taylor - and notions of beginnings and endings. AJPT was one of the most famous academics in the world. But not now. Why? Let's explore war. Fascism. Peace. And endings... youtu.be/p1nkXoUIt0I
Post 100 - AJP Taylor, beginnings and endings
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June 29, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Yes, we have arrived at Post 100. This week, we explore AJP Taylor - and notions of beginnings and endings. AJPT was one of the most famous academics in the world. But not now. Why? Let's explore war. Fascism. Peace. And endings... youtu.be/p1nkXoUIt0I