Category Archives: Research

Robin Dixon, Ian Maxwell and Glen McGillivray: colleagues, teachers, mentors.

Research Pathways and the Humble PDF

There’s joke among fellow researchers that mocks the interest others have in their PhD thesis – a sustained piece of writing and investigation that cements a pathway into the academic world.  When submitting a hardbound copy to the university library,

Robin Dixon, Ian Maxwell and Glen McGillivray: colleagues, teachers, mentors.

Research Pathways and the Humble PDF

There’s joke among fellow researchers that mocks the interest others have in their PhD thesis – a sustained piece of writing and investigation that cements a pathway into the academic world.  When submitting a hardbound copy to the university library,

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Netti Custom Race Kit

One of the catch 22′s of mountain bike racing in Australia, is that sponsored riders are often riding around in poorer quality kit than enthusiast riders. The reasons for this are mostly due to factors like minimum order numbers, cost,

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Netti Custom Race Kit

One of the catch 22′s of mountain bike racing in Australia, is that sponsored riders are often riding around in poorer quality kit than enthusiast riders. The reasons for this are mostly due to factors like minimum order numbers, cost,

doneskis

PhDONE!

3.6 years* 85,000 words 260 pages 95 footnotes 2 laptops 3 iPods (2 were free, how good is that?!) 8 pairs of earphones 1 Teaching Fellowship 8 tutorial classes 600-700 assignments marked 3,874 coffees 8 bikes 1 skateboard 1 unicycle

doneskis

PhDONE!

3.6 years* 85,000 words 260 pages 95 footnotes 2 laptops 3 iPods (2 were free, how good is that?!) 8 pairs of earphones 1 Teaching Fellowship 8 tutorial classes 600-700 assignments marked 3,874 coffees 8 bikes 1 skateboard 1 unicycle

so much sky

PhD Study: That Other Enduro…

There’s something about writing a PhD that makes people around you fidget, then ask, “Is it OK if I, um, ask, um, how it’s going?” It surprises me that postgrad students are a culture of people that make the people

so much sky

PhD Study: That Other Enduro…

There’s something about writing a PhD that makes people around you fidget, then ask, “Is it OK if I, um, ask, um, how it’s going?” It surprises me that postgrad students are a culture of people that make the people

2011 ADSA Conference

This year’s  Australasian Association for Theatre Drama and Performance Studies (ADSA) Conference, “Transcultural. Transnational. Transformation: seeing, writing and reading performance across cultures” kicks off at Monash University in Melbourne this Tuesday.  I’m looking forward to hearing about the recent work

2011 ADSA Conference

This year’s  Australasian Association for Theatre Drama and Performance Studies (ADSA) Conference, “Transcultural. Transnational. Transformation: seeing, writing and reading performance across cultures” kicks off at Monash University in Melbourne this Tuesday.  I’m looking forward to hearing about the recent work

Popular Entertainment Studies – Vol 2, No 1

The Popular Entertainment Studies eJournal applies an interesting range of theoretical perspectives to the broad spectrum of entertainment.  A new issue of the journal has been published which includes a paper I wrote on the impact of spectators on the

Popular Entertainment Studies – Vol 2, No 1

The Popular Entertainment Studies eJournal applies an interesting range of theoretical perspectives to the broad spectrum of entertainment.  A new issue of the journal has been published which includes a paper I wrote on the impact of spectators on the

double vision

Riding Radicals in 2011

Following this video post (and great riding experience) using Radical Lights, several bike nerd discussions and general bike technology excitment, I am pleased to share that I will be riding, racing and working with Radical Lights in 2011. I will

double vision

Riding Radicals in 2011

Following this video post (and great riding experience) using Radical Lights, several bike nerd discussions and general bike technology excitment, I am pleased to share that I will be riding, racing and working with Radical Lights in 2011. I will

Time. Transcendence. Performance. Proceedings.

Peer reviewed conference proceedings from the “Time. Transcendence. Performance” conference I attended at Monash University in 2009 have now been published online.  Follow this link to browse through a large selection of work from the event.  I contributed a paper

Time. Transcendence. Performance. Proceedings.

Peer reviewed conference proceedings from the “Time. Transcendence. Performance” conference I attended at Monash University in 2009 have now been published online.  Follow this link to browse through a large selection of work from the event.  I contributed a paper

AP 10 cover low res

About Performance – No 10

About Performance is an annual journal situated within the academic field of Performance Studies.  The current issue considers the role of the spectator in live performance and includes a broad range of interesting works on the topic.  A paper I

AP 10 cover low res

About Performance – No 10

About Performance is an annual journal situated within the academic field of Performance Studies.  The current issue considers the role of the spectator in live performance and includes a broad range of interesting works on the topic.  A paper I

Stripping Bare – 2010 ADSA Conference

The 2010 ADSA Conference, themed ‘Stripping Bare’, is being held at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra from 29 June to 2 July.  This is the annual conference of the Australasian Association for Theatre, Drama and Performance Studies.  Attending,

Stripping Bare – 2010 ADSA Conference

The 2010 ADSA Conference, themed ‘Stripping Bare’, is being held at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra from 29 June to 2 July.  This is the annual conference of the Australasian Association for Theatre, Drama and Performance Studies.  Attending,