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The Pernicious PhD Supervisor

By: Tara Brabazon
Narrated by: Tara Brabazon
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The doctor of philosophy is a complex degree.

The space between students and supervisors is vexed and volatile.

It can be exploitative. The Pernicious PhD Supervisor enters this difficult space and provides both the models and the strategies to categorize and manage difficult supervisors and supervisory practices.

From the Flamingo to the Wizard, from the White Pointer Shark to the Bower Bird, ten models of supervision are revealed.

Part horror and part comedy, this book opens the weeping wound of doctoral education, to salve and heal the consequences of problematic research cultures.

©2024 Tara Brabazon (P)2024 Tara Brabazon Education

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I have listen to this book in almost one day only. I could not stop. I like the style, the humor (sarcastic, fresh, informal) and the content. I can see how wise the author is and how down to earth are all the advice. I think every young academic should know about this book. It made me reflect about how much a phD student can do to improve the situation, it made me laugh and empathize more with my former supervisors. One suggestion: it a future book, talk about power dynamics among supervisor teams, the postdoc as a supervisor and how Early Career researchers navigate the jungle of academia. Brilliant book, I will read more from this author.

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