[csaa-forum] Brisbane P/G event Monday 20 March

[Melissa Gregg]

Postgraduate Development Seminar

Sponsored by the School of English, Media Studies and Art History,  
and the ARC Cultural Research Network

featuring

Associate Professor Tara Brabazon - School of Media, Communication  
and Culture, Murdoch University

Monday 20 March 2006
4.00pm – 6.00pm
CCCS Seminar Room, Forgan Smith Tower, Level 4
University of Queensland St Lucia campus

Associate Professor Tara Brabazon of Murdoch University is a  
dedicated and highly awarded teacher, with years of experience in  
postgraduate supervision and support.
This seminar will take the form of a roundtable discussion: Tara will  
introduce the topics, and after a short presentation, will open the  
floor for discussion. Participants are invited to offer their own  
opinions and experiences in a supportive and collegial atmosphere.  
Following the seminar, participants are welcome to join Tara at the  
Staff and Graduates Club for drinks.

The following topics will be addressed, although the seminar will not  
be limited to these issues.
Surviving the PhD, including:

     * New media practicalities: seductions and benefits of spending  
time on-line during the PhD
     * Blogging to the exclusion of dissertation progress
     * The 'reality' of postgrad life: teaching, and RA appointments  
during candidature

Getting published, including:

     * Internet publication at a time of RQF

Cultural studies career prospects post-PhD, including:

     * The problem of too many opportunities for non-continuing work


Please RSVP to Rebecca Ralph, Centre for Critical and Cultural  
Studies, (07) 3346 9764, or email admin.cccs at uq.edu.au if you plan to  
attend.

Biography
Tara Brabazon is Associate Professor in the School of Media,  
Communication and Culture, Murdoch University, Western Australia.  
Tara won the Australian National Teaching Award for the Humanities in  
1998, along with other Awards in the areas of disability and cultural  
studies education. In 2005, Tara won both the Murdoch University  
Postgraduate Supervisor of the Year and the Teaching Excellence Award.




Dr. Melissa Gregg
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies
and
Lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies
School of English, Media Studies and Art History
University of Queensland 4072
CRICOS provider number: 00025B

ph     61 7 3346 9762
mob  61 4 1116 5706
fax    61 7 3365 7184


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