New Aural Cultures presents PhDCasting 9: Adaptation. Josephine Coleman, Brunel University, MeCCSA Radio Studies Network

PhDCasting aims to be research through podcasting practice. Jerry Padfield documents his personal reflections of a journey through a PhD at Falmouth University, researching #podcasting and #CommunityRadio practice for wellbeing. The podcast talks about the experience of completing a PhD, from the perspective of a research student: the milestones, the emotional highs and lows, and also becomes a research tool in itself, interrogating the embodied knowledge within the practice. Each episode also features a conversation with a practitioner discussing issues around podcasting and broadcasting.

Quarter Nine: October 2020 – Dec 2020

The start of my last year of funding: I had planned for a couple of months of reflection and writing up time after completing the first round of practical work. However, a change in life circumstances and the ever-evolving response to the global pandemic means it’s time to adapt and change again, which leads me to think about the constant need to adapt during a PhD. Research leads to new discoveries, which leads to new outlooks, new paths to explore. A PhD is not a static thing and should always be changing until you hand it in.

I’m joined in conversation by Dr Josephine Coleman of Brunel University who is an academic with a great interest in Community Radio in the UK as well as being the beating heart of the MeCCSA Radio Studies Network. We talk about Community Radio and Jo shares her (very useful) tips for surviving a PhD.

Links

Jo’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Josephine1967

Jo’s academic page with links to papers: https://www.brunel.ac.uk/people/josephine-coleman