Half Time Scholars - Exploring the Rise of Non-Human and Virtual Influencers in Tourism Marketing

Half Time Scholars - The People's Voice: Exploring New Frontiers in Democratic Participation

On this episode we welcome, Dr. Markus Holdo an Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer at Lund University, where he is deeply engaged in exploring possibilities for equality, inclusion, and solidarity. With a Ph.D. from Uppsala University in 2014, Dr. Holdo brings a wealth of experience from prestigious institutions like NYU and Harvard Kennedy School, where he served as a Visiting Democracy Fellow. His research spans a diverse range of topics, including protests, inequality, antiracism, and feminist ethics.

Passionate about democratic innovation and social movements, Dr. Holdo frequently contributes to academic debates and publications, shedding light on pressing issues such as urban participatory democracy and the right to housing. Currently, he leads a project on sustainable farming practices in Europe, funded by the Swedish Research Council. Additionally, he is actively involved in discussions on mobilizing broad-based antiracist movements and examining masculinity's role in feminist movements.

Drawing on his extensive research background, Dr. Holdo's teaching and supervision cover democracy, public administration, social movements, political theory, and qualitative methods. His expertise is further enriched by his affiliations with research environments like Gender and Politics, Global Political Thought, and Environmental Politics Research Group. Through his work, Dr. Holdo strives to inspire critical reflection and collective action towards a more just and equitable society.

#AcademicResearch #SocialMovements #Equality #Inclusion #Solidarity #PoliticalScience #LundUniversity

Link to Dr. Markus Holdo's https://www.svet.lu.se/en/markus-holdo

Half Time Scholars - Beyond Boarding: Understanding Social Interactions in Cabin Crew Training

Maria F. Larrea is a PhD candidate at Griffith University in Australia with extensive practical experience in aviation training, hospitality, and higher education, which underpins her research endeavours. She is interested in exploring the learning process and competence development in service-sector jobs, with a particular focus on the aviation and hospitality sectors.

Maria's doctoral project offers a holistic perspective on learning beyond formal training to enhance the competence of cabin crew members. She contends that their learning process transcends structured curricula as it evolves through the friction and negotiations of knowledge, values, and identity fostered in formal training and situated in work practice. This dynamic process sees cabin crew members consistently mediating their performance in routine and unexpected situations, shaping their professional competence and identity.

Central to Maria's research is the recognition that social interactions, beyond technical skills, play a pivotal role in shaping cabin crew competence. Her study aims to make empirical contributions by offering insights into these social dynamics during training and at work, providing airlines with a more comprehensive understanding of cabin crew learning experiences from an insider's perspective. Ultimately, Maria's work aims to assist airlines in improving cabin crew performance and fostering positive attitudes toward their roles as safety compliance enforcers and service providers.

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Half Time Scholars - Beyond the Blackboard:School Leaders in a Consumer-Driven Culture

Welcome to this episode of Half Time Scholars. In this episode, we're joined by Carolyn Wade, an Educational Leader with over twenty years of experience in curriculum design and school-community partnerships. Carolyn began her career in primary education before advancing to senior leadership roles.

Recently, she embarked on a research project during a 12-month sabbatical to explore the impact of parent engagement on school leadership, culminating in her MEPSR study presented at education conferences from the Gold Coast to Toronto. Now pursuing a PhD at Griffith University, Carolyn is focused on enhancing educational practices and the relationship between schools and families.

We'll dive into Carolyn's research, examining how school leaders navigate parent engagement in a culture of increased consumerism. Her work, based on interviews with school leaders, highlights the spectrum of impacts that parent engagement can have, from minimal to significant pressures on school administration. Carolyn will share insights on how these dynamics could inform changes in school leader development and parent engagement strategies.

Expect a discussion that merges academic rigor with practical insights, offering valuable perspectives for educators, parents, and policymakers interested in the future of educational leadership and collaboration.

#EducationLeadership #ParentEngagement #SchoolCommunityPartnership #AcademicInsights #EducationalResearch

Half Time Scholars - Farianas and Maoists: Stories of Female Ex-Combatants in Post-Peace Societal Transitions

Priscyll Anctil Avoine is an Associate Senior Lecturer at the Department of War Studies at the Swedish Defence University, specializing in Feminist Security Studies. Holding a Ph.D. in Political Science and Feminist Studies from the Université du Québec à Montréal (Canada), she was a Vinnova/Marie Curie/SSHRC postdoctoral fellow at Lund University’s Department of Political Science (Sweden). Actively engaged with the Fundación Lüvo collective (Colombia, Canada), she contributes to feminist and anti-racist projects, including the publication of Revista Lüvo.

Her research, spanning over a decade, concentrates on embodied and emotional processes in contemporary wars, with a focus on the post-disarmament militancy of women ex-combatants. Her recent work delves into the political militancy of women ex-combatants in Nepal and Colombia, exploring leftist armed struggles' aftermath. Situated at the intersection of War and Gender Studies within Feminist International Relations, she has published extensively in prestigious journals and edited volumes, collaborating on interdisciplinary projects nationally and internationally.

Priscyll's expertise extends to teaching and supervision, having designed innovative curricula in Gender Studies, Philosophy for Peace, International Relations, and Feminist Philosophy. With over 2500 hours of teaching experience in Colombia, Canada, and Sweden, she welcomes student research in International Relations, particularly in Feminist Security Studies, war, DDR, leftist insurgencies, and Colombian politics. Fluent in Spanish, English, and French, she has lectured at various universities globally.

For more information on her work, visit https://priscyllanctil.com/about/.

Half Time Scholars : Platforms, policy and principals: Exploring data technologies in educational leadership.

On this epsiode we speak with SarahLangmanis a Ph.D. candidate at the Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education at Australian Catholic University in Melbourne Australia. Prior to academia, she worked as a primary school teacher and leader in regional Victorian government schools, and holds a MEd in Educational Leadership and Management.

Sarah’s Ph.D. project examines datafication in spaces of educational leadership, with a specific focus on the digital data techniques and technologies utilised by those in positions of leadership. Her research uses poststructuralist theory, particularly assemblage theory (Deleuze & Guattari, 1987), to critically explore the logics that shape the policy landscape in Australian education as a result of the processes of data infrastructuring. She investigates digital data platforms deployed by the departments of education in the Australian states of Victoria and New South Wales and the role they play in reconfiguring school leadership, critically considering how datafication has created new possibilities for thinking and practising school leadership.