Boundary Objects: Recent Episodes

Boundary Objects

The network for early career researchers working with museums and collections.

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The fourth episode of our podcast, presented by Julia and Gudrun is now available to listen to on Soundcloud - Episode 4: Interviewing for short-term and temporary contracts - in which:

  • we discuss the vagaries of short-term and temporary contracts
  • how often you should say 'no'
  • the different types of interview you might encounter; and
  • how to prepare for them.

More show notes on our blog: www.boundaryobjects.org/blog/

Music: 'Yolo', by Poddington Bear, Free Music Archive.

We're aiming to put new episodes out fortnightly. If you have any comments or suggestions for future content, please do get in touch by tweeting us @BoundaryObjects. We hope you enjoy Episode 4!

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The third episode of our podcast, presented by Amy is now available to listen to on Soundcloud - Episode 3: Research in Translation - in which:

  • we discuss the AHRC-funded Research in Translation programme;
  • think about how academic disciplines impact on how we think about our research;
  • explore ways of presenting research in visual ways (and how challenging that can be);
  • discuss exhibitions as research impact;
  • think about balancing creativity with practicalities; and
  • find out about the impact of the project on the participants' research.

More show notes on our blog: http://www.boundaryobjects.org/blog/

Music: 'Yolo', by Poddington Bear, Free Music Archive.

We're aiming to put new episodes out fortnightly. If you have any comments or suggestions for future content, please do get in touch by tweeting us @BoundaryObjects. We hope you enjoy Episode 3!

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The second episode of our new podcast, presented by Amy and Ceri, is now available to listen to on Soundcloud - Episode 2: Publishing - in which:

  • we talk about how to write a book proposal;

  • we find out what a book reviews editor does; and

  • we discuss what makes a good book review.

Links:

Ceri on Twitter (she'd love to hear from you if you'd like to volunteer yourself as a book reviewer!). Amy on Twitter Museum and Society Museum Representations of Maoist China Research in Translation

Music: 'Yolo', by Poddington Bear, Free Music Archive.

We're aiming to put new episodes out fortnightly. If you have any comments or suggestions for future content, please do get in touch by tweeting us @BoundaryObjects. We hope you enjoy Episode 2!

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Boundary Objects Podcast: Episode 1, New Research in Museum Learning

In which:

  • we talk to Dr Elee Kirk about her research into young children's experiences of natural history in the museum environment;
  • find out about Ceri's work on historical consciousness and young adult's experiences of learning about the Middle Ages in museums;
  • the frustrations of researching school groups; and
  • staying friends with your research subjects.

More notes on the Boundary Objects website (www.boundaryobjects.org.

Music: 'Yolo', by Poddington Bear, Free Music Archive (www.freemusicarchive.org).