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Articles by Tara Brabazon
As precarity affects ever more academics for ever longer, many have come to see a permanent position as the gateway to professional happiness. But does it always work out that way? Or do the responsibilities and trade-offs of seniority outweigh the joys of security and salary? Seven academics have their say
Until the pandemic forced teaching to go online almost overnight, universities were widely considered impervious to major change. But if one age-old practice can be flipped on its head, why not others? We ask six academics where they would direct their efforts first
Moving overseas is often the best way to further an academic career, but the transition to a new system and culture can be painful. Six academics recount their experiences and offer their tips
Ever since it emerged from English departments in the 1970s, media studies has been routinely dismissed as the archetypal ‘Mickey Mouse’ degree. But in an era of fake news and media hegemony, has this multifaceted subject finally found its place in the zeitgeist?
From steely-eyed sadists to licky Labradors, ingénue academics should beware of the cast of kinky characters who flock to academic get-togethers, says Tara Brabazon
Tara Brabazon on an argument that the doctorate is undergoing change
Is a study of addiction everything that we need it to be in a post-truth, alternative facts era? asks Tara Brabazon
Tara Brabazon on a study examining the concept and forms of liveness in media studies
As we continually wait for the next big thing, we are doomed to disappointment, finds Tara Brabazon
Digital habits reveal the delicate dance between our public and private selves, says Tara Brabazon
A study of the internet’s bullies and manipulators avoids the hard questions, says Tara Brabazon
Tara Brabazon on an ethnographical study of the internet users who ‘swarm’ in order to cause maximum pain
Welcome to the Times Higher Education PhD surgery with Tara Brabazon, professor of education at Charles Sturt University, Australia.
There are some important dos and don’ts to bear in mind when choosing someone to oversee your doctoral thesis, advises Tara Brabazon
Education is never wasted, no matter what business leaders say, argues Tara Brabazon
In a technological environment built on planned obsolescence, history matters, argues Tara Brabazon
Librarians remain an often unseen and unappreciated element of good teaching and research. Tara Brabazon interviews an extraordinary one about the challenges the profession faces at the front line of scholarship in the 21st century
From scrolls to iPads, literature may change its form but its importance endures, says Tara Brabazon
Popular culture is dismissed as trash by some academics, but as Lady Gaga – ‘Baudrillard in a bra’ – shows, there’s plenty of intellectual value in the dustbin. Tara Brabazon digs in
