Tara Brabazon

Professor of Cultural Studies. Pop Cult Obsessive. Fan. Listener. Learner. Teacher. Writer of 22 books. AM.

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Making changes in our lives is tough. It is comforting to repeat previous patterns in our lives. But there are consequences. This week - we explore how to make change. Make changes. New Post - https://t.co/hRt50OFrdA

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Kindness. Empathy. Care. Compassion. Not the words of and for 2026, sadly. But how can they be reclaimed? This week, we explore a provocative and important phrase. Civic Media Literacies. Let's enter this methodology and strategy for change. We need it. https://t.co/oqodAnyW86

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Calmness. Compassion. Silence. Listening. Noticing. In loud and chaotic times, it is powerful in life and research to notice. New Post - https://t.co/sF7HKMi9ph

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Popular culture can frighten. Reinforce prejudice. Demean. Disempower. But it can also enliven. Challenge. Transform. This week, we enter the musical life of Don McGlashan, to explore Thinking Pop, that changes the world. New Post - https://t.co/izRNnRbvFc

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There is much talk about critical literacy. The phrase has become cliched and banal. This week, we explore a more expansive term: reflexive literacies. We probe the value of reflexive reading that is international, multimodal and inclusive. New Post - https://t.co/Hg3INFjQHA

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@RevistaMarvin @liburuak_libros @ManchesterUP @KCMANC Gracias por su amabilidad e interés en la Fiesta del Fin de Siglo. Steve le agradecería su pasión y compromiso con la historia de las ideas. Como su esposa —ahora viuda—, le agradezco enormemente su compasión.

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What we do in our schools and universities - matters. The reading we conduct and enable in our students is powerful and potent. This week, we investigate Theoretical Reading and disciplinary literacies. Specialist. Careful. Enabling. Let's do this - https://t.co/Clarq39kar

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Reading street signs. Maps. Shopping lists. Reading is a powerful part of our daily life. We learn to read each day. This week, let's talk about this applied reading, and the value of cognitive flow in our lives. New Post - https://t.co/acSCB0ITvv

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We can complain about the decline in reading. Or we can do something. Let's begin. Again. This week, let's summon everyday reading, through changing five minutes in our day. https://t.co/k884n4TBpr

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We've read the headlines. Students don't read. Students arrive at university unable to read a scholarly monograph. What happens next? The Post this week investigates (post) reading. What do we lose - and how can an intervention take place? New Post - https://t.co/ASdGLpCw19

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Strange competitions emerge in higher education. Like - who is the most exhausted? There are other ways of thinking about life, work, and - indeed - sleep. This week, we explore (post)sleep, and how to organize our lives in a different way. New Post: -https://t.co/L5qTqi3LyD

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@bornlinguist @ithinkwellHugh @ChangeDisabled Superstar - two arguments. (1) Continuity of access is important to ensure ethical compliance (2) Move graduated students to alumni status and ask for the continued naming of the university on all publications. All my hopes txxx

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There are wild and frequently unprofessional academic / author biographies that circulate online and through publications. But how can we create an honest, robust and careful author biography that is of use to our readers? New Post - https://t.co/h2nNfHqav3

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A PhD examination is stressful. But it is also diverse. This week, we talk about a particular component of some doctoral examinations. The student presentation that commences the event. How is it written? What is its purpose? New Post - https://t.co/dazmERURX6

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There is much 'talk' about leadership. In these tough times for international higher education, how is academic leadership differentiated from other organizations and institutions? This week with @JamieQuinton7, we explore the specificity of academic leadership in tough times. New Post: https://t.co/XI9ooWCReo

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@neyosmallz So well said, Irene. My respect. tx

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There are many lessons to learn from 2026. The most important is to transcend the self. To move from memoir to academic research. Value expertise. For Post 150, we explore the life, writing and career of Siri Hustvedt, and probe scholarly possibilities. https://t.co/xReVNPgHxk

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Bad decisions have many origins. One explanation for individual and collective errors is Greater Fool Theory. This week, we explore the consequences to our lives, economies and social structures by always assuming there is a greater fool... New Post - https://t.co/JH1SRBdpWV

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And for friends who would like some company through the 30 days of writing - we've got you :) https://t.co/dRA2dTrDAE

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We conclude our academic writing quartet with a methodology. And challenge. 30 days. 30 minutes. Let's do this. And just a reminder. You matter. Your writing matters. New Post - https://t.co/fu0l5YkYME