Half Time Scholars

Over the past 30 years, shifts in language-in-education policies have resulted in the marginalisation and exclusion of world languages in the Australian education system. This has resulted in an English-for-all literacy mindset. These policy shifts have reduced access to world languages education in Australia. On this episode, we speak with Danielle Heinrichs from the Faculty of Education at the U...

Sri Lanka's experience of war and the tensions in its aftermath were actively narrated by way of photography. Since the 1980s, the island's visual identity has been framed as a paradise-under-siege. What does popular photography reveal about experiences of conflict and post-war political articulation? On this episode, we speak with Dr. Vindhya Buthpitiya, from the University College London,&n...

 Colombia has a long complex history of conflict.  The government of President Juan Manuel Santos signed a peace agreement in 2016 with the guerrilla group the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army,  which sought to end fifty years of war.  The Santos government spent great efforts negotiating with the guerrilla group but failed to communicate...

Accross many domains, the limits to current human-centric boundaries like speed, knowledge and flexibility are being pushed forward by the use of Robotic and Autonomous Systems. However, with the use of these Systems brings many opportunities and significant challenges, both in terms of ethical and practical issues within the military and non-military settings. On this episode we discuss the publi...

Challenging a sacrosanct tradition? Depathologisation and policy representations of 'care' for people seeking access to gender-affirming medical technologies.   This episode discusses the utility of a critical approach to policy analysis as methodology for enquiry into the social production of mental health and illness. Situated within the complexities of work to depathologise trans, gender divers...

There are emerging security trends and risks worldwide. The international security environment is gradually characterized by hybrid conflict strategies that fall under military, political, economic, information, and cyber domains. Hybrid threats are complex, ambiguous and multidimensional in nature, and have gradual impacts, making them difficult for states to effectively respond and pose a signif...

On this episode of Halftime Scholars, we speak with Amorisa Wiratri from the University of Western Australia Whose research focuses on the dynamics of the Indonesian diaspora. Who have been living for generations in the southern Philippines? These communities have been officially recognised as (new) Indonesian citizens since December 2017. This is the first time that the Indonesian government gran...

Natural disasters may have perplexing effects on the lives of those who live through them, in physical, mental and emotional ways. For years researchers have explored the long-term health impact of disasters, which can include anxiety, depression. How do medical practitioners deal with potential problems related to patients in these specific conditions? Greater awareness of these potential problem...

What are the root causes of modern conflicts? How does ideology, policy and history contribute to them?. And what role does education play in fostering peace? We discuss these roots and some possible solutions to modern conflicts with Dr Jeremy Cunningham. Education consultant and independent researcher. An alumni of the University College London. Author of the book Conflict Transformation Through...

Identifying global trends in screen-based behaviours of Children and Adolescents : An interview with scholar George Thomas.  Halftime Scholars is a podcast series which features the work of independent and emerging scholars to share their research and practice. Created by Suren Ladd, a PhD candidate in Education at the University of Sydney. In collaboration with series editor Miljia...