Scholars Unbound

Dahlia Simangan

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Scholars Unbound Podcast

Scholars Unbound is a monthly podcast/video series that showcases the voices of scholars who know no boundaries when it comes to the pursuit of knowledge. You will hear insights from their experiences as international scholars and how these influenced their research, hoping to inspire future scholars to be fearless, global, and unbound.

30/11/2022

Episode 44: Academic Reset

In this concluding episode of the year, I explain what I mean by academic reset and some of the practices I started doing to rethink, refocus, and restart my academic activities. Support this project by subscribing to our newsletter. Also available on iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube. Music by Lava Koirala.

8 min
15/11/2022

Episode 43: Publishing & Flourishing in Graduate School

After interviewing Prof. Yuji Uesugi in the previous episode, we continued our conversation with his students at Waseda University about publishing a book, writing practices, the difference between a dissertation and a book, and so much more. Relevant episodes: Episode 42: Publishing with your students Episode 31: Your thesis is not the book Episode 30: Turning my dissertation into a book Support this project by subscribing to our newsletter. Also available on iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube. Music by Lava Koirala.

22 min
31/10/2022

Episode 42: Publishing a book with your students

In this episode, I talked to Prof. Yuji Uesugi of Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan about his book project with his students. He explained the value of publishing a book during graduate school and ways to facilitate collaboration between students and researchers. Books mentioned by Prof. Uesugi: Hybrid Peacebuilding in Asia (Springer, 2020) and Operationalisation of Hybrid Peacebuilding in Asia (Palgrave, 2021) Support this project by subscribing to our newsletter. Also available on iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube. Music by Lava Koirala.

12 min
15/10/2022

Episode 41: Ready to write your first book?

Writing a book is no easy feat. It takes time, effort, and a great deal of dedication. In this episode, I elaborate on some of the questions that I encourage you to think about before you embark on the often lengthy but rewarding journey of publishing an academic book. Relevant episodes: Episode 31: Your thesis is not the book Episode 19: Strategies for managing academic and family lives Episode 18: What's wrong with work-life balance? Support this project by subscribing to our newsletter. Also available on iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube. Music by Lava Koirala.

9 min
30/09/2022

Episode 40: Publishing Your First Monograph

I talked to Dr Dhanasree Jayaram, Assistant Professor at Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), about her book and some of her tips for future book authors. We also discussed the unique challenges faced by scholars who earned their degrees in universities in the Global South and what we can do as an academic community when it comes to supporting each other's research work. Get a copy of Dr Jayaram's book or suggest it to your librarian: Climate Diplomacy and Emerging Economies: India as a Case Study You can also follow more of Dr Jayaram's research work on Twitter and LinkedIn. Support this project by subscribing to our newsletter. Also available on iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube. Music by Lava Koirala.

29 min
15/09/2022

Episode 39: Challenges of Global South Scholars

There are hidden (non-financial) costs in academia, and most of these are borne by scholars from the Global South. In this episode, I share some of the challenges I face that I know are not unique to me, hoping that as a community we can collectively demand solutions and address them in our own simple but powerful ways. Support this project by subscribing to our newsletter. Also available on iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube. Music by Lava Koirala

12 min
15/08/2022

Episode 38: Assessing and sustaining your academic career

Why do we need to amplify our messages, and why is it important to look after our professional development? In this episode, five scholars from the Philippines share their reflections and key takeaways from a research and publication workshop that I participated in back in July 2022. Support this project by subscribing to our newsletter. Also available on iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube. Intro and outro music by Lava Koirala. Transition music is a trimmed version of tracks from Darkness and Light by Ketsa licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

16 min
01/08/2022

Episode 37: What is your relationship with time?

Are you struggling with time? Do you often find yourself uttering, “I just don’t have enough time!” In this episode, I share some questions for you to reflect on that may be helpful when you decide to assess your relationship with time. Mentioned in this episode: Oliver Burkeman's Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals Support this project by subscribing to our newsletter and joining our Facebook Group. Also available on iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube. Intro and outro music by Lava Koirala. Transition music is a trimmed version of "12 Dream-Teachers by Ketsa" licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

11 min

31/12/2021

Season 2 Trailer: It's All About Writing

This second season for 2022 will be all about academic writing–from book proposals, sole-authored monographs, edited volumes, journal articles, and grant proposals. The first half of the year will focus on publishing a book from start to finish and the second half will cover writing practices and managing writing projects, plus commentaries on publishing challenges for Global South scholars. Join me as I talk to my special guests and reflect on the ways for us to be fearless, global, and unbound. Support this project by subscribing to our newsletter, joining our Facebook Group, and joining the Scholars Unbound Patreon community. Also available on iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube. Music by Lava Koirala

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Scholars Unbound is a monthly podcast/video series that showcases the voices of scholars who know no boundaries when it comes to the pursuit of knowledge. You will hear insights from their experiences as international scholars and how these influenced their research, hoping to inspire future scholars to be fearless, global, and unbound.

Creator

Dahlia Simangan
Years Active

2020 - 2022
Episodes

47
Rating

Clean
Copyright

© Dahlia Simangan
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Scholars Unbound