PhD Candidate – Queering Australian Screens
Andrea Waling's recent book White masculinity in contemporary Australia: the good ol' Aussie bloke explores the historic development and contemporary understanding of hegemonic ideals of Australian masculinity. There is an experience in my own PhD (so far) of finding a book or a journal article right when you need it - and Waling's book came …
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Photo by Gene Jeter on Unsplash I'm no stranger to conducting an interview - I feel like it comes with the territory of working in communications. Even though I'm not a journalist, I've been interviewing people all through my career. There's the obvious opportunities I've had to work with very talented videographers and editors, interviewing …
The most consistent advice I received when I set out to apply for a PhD was 'Don't do it!' It stood out to me that successful academics, all of whom completed a PhD and are now working in various capacities in academia were so quick to discourage someone from pursuing the same path. And honestly, …
Damien J O'Meara 