Dr Cath Brown chats with Pete Black about the challenges and opportunities involved in teaching online, the importance of self-care (which for Cath involves knitting) and personal insolvency in the time of COVID-19. Peter is interviewing QUT staff from the Faculty of Law about how they are surviving through COVID-19. In this episode, Pete talks to Cath Brown, a Lecturer in School of Law. Cath is teaching LLH305 Corporate Law and LLH474 Insolvency Law this semester. They begin talking about the Law School's history of online teaching (at 6:36), including some reminiscing about former colleagues (at 8:04), before moving on to discuss some of the challenges of the online enviroment (at 8:50), including how challenging it can be to teach to screen of black boxes (at 10:28). Cath shows us her home office (at 18:01), talks about arts, crafts and knitting (at 18:28), discusses her research in insolvency (at 26:10) and recommends the TV show Boston Legal (at 34:00).

QUT Law Conversations returns with Pete Black talking with Professor Nic Suzor about his time at QUT, beginning as an undergraduate Law/IT student to now being a Professor of Law and one of only 20 members from all over the world who make up Facebook's Oversight Board.Peter is interviewing QUT staff from the Faculty of Law about how they are surviving through COVID-19. In the first episode of the second series, Pete talks to Nic Suzor, a professor in School of Law, a Chief Investigator of QUT’s Digital Media Research Centre and  a Chief Investigator of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society. Nic is also a member of the Oversight Board, an independent organisation that hears appeals and makes binding decisions about what content Facebook and Instagram should allow or remove, based on international human rights norms. Nic talks about how QUT has changed since he first studied here as an undergraduate student (at 4:30), his home office set up (at 9:28) and he offers some advice for everyone struggling at the moment (at 16:34). Finally, Nic talks about the Facebook Oversight Board (at 19:56).

Professor Amanda Kennedy chats with Peter Black about a new law elective in semester 2, LLB247 Animal Law, working from home and her current research interests in environmental law.Peter is interviewing QUT staff from the Faculty of Law about how they are surviving through COVID-19. In the twelfth interview in this series, Pete talks to Amanda Kennedy, a professor in School of Law. Amanda is coordinating LLB247 Animal Law in semester 2 this year.Amanda talks about the challenges of working from home (at 3:29), the new elective she is coordinating in semester 2, LLB247 Animal Law (at 6:38), Tiger King (at 13:14), her current reseach interests (at 20:08) and what she is watching on Netflix (at 23:50).

Associate Professor Michael Flood chats with Peter Black about the transition to online delivery and JSB289 Preventing Gendered Violence and his research in the prevention of domestic and sexual violence.Peter is interviewing QUT staff from the Faculty of Law about how they are surviving through COVID-19. In the eleventh interview in this series, Pete talks to Michael Flood, an associate professor in School of Justice. In semester 1, Michael coordinated JSB180 Deviance and is coordinating JSB289 Preventing Gendered Violence in semester 2 this year. JSB289 Preventing Gendered Violence is a university-wide elective that can be taken by any student at QUT, including law students.Michael talks about the transition to online delivery (at 4:01), how JSB289 Preventing Gendered Violence responds to the fact that domestic violence and sexual violence are on the agenda in Australia (at 6:30), and domestic violence during COVID-19 (at 10:38).

Sam Roach chats with Peter Black about a new law elective in semester 2, LLB248 COVID-19 and the Law, the transition to online learning and what he's watching on Netflix. Peter is interviewing QUT staff from the Faculty of Law about how they are surviving through COVID-19. In the tenth interview in this series, Pete talks to Sam Roach, a sessional acaedmic in the School of Law. Sam is teaching LLB104 Contemporary Law and Justice, LWS101 Ethics Law and Health Care and LLH401 Legal Research Capstone this semester. Sam talks about his home gym/office (at 6:13) and how he is currently rewatching The Office (at 20:34) but they spend most of the time talking about the new elective unit that Sam is designing for semester 2, LLB248 COVID-19 and the Law (from 7:19). In LLB248 COVID-19 and the Law, students will examine Australia’s legal response to COVID-19 through a series of interactive modules that incorporate podcasts, text and formative quizzes. Each week, they will be assessed on how well they facilitate and contribute to online discussion of this content. QUT will also be working with community legal centres to identify social justice issues that have arisen due to COVID-19. As part of a virtual legal clinic, students will draft a policy report that examines one of these issues and critiques relevant policy and law. Community legal centres will be given access to some of these reports to help inform their work with vulnerable communities.

Ilana Bolingford chats with Peter Black about staying social during COVID-19, online learning and teaching, and what she's watching on Netflix. Peter is interviewing QUT staff from the Faculty of Law about how they are surviving through COVID-19. In the ninth interview in this series, Pete talks to Ilana Bolingford, a sessional acaedmic in the School of Law who also works as a Senior Research Services Officer in the Division of Research and Innovation. Ilana talks about her role at QUT (at 2:38), how she is trying to stay connected and social during COVID-19 (at 10:13), her research interests (at 12:21) and some of the challenges involved in learning and teaching online (at 15:35), her research, before finishing with some Netflex recommendations (at 19:57).

Lee Moy chats with Peter Black about legal careers after COVID-19 as well as the challenges involved in working from home.Peter is interviewing QUT staff from the Faculty of Law about how they are surviving through COVID-19. In the eighth interview in this series, Pete talks to Lee Moy, the Faculty of Law's Careers and Employment Advisor.Lee talks about her role at QUT (at 3:02), offers some advice for law students in an uncertain job market (from 6:12), reveals her home office set up (at 11:16), offers some tip for Zoom interviews (at 14:13) and we meet the Lego Master (at 17:50).

Claire Ferguson chats with Peter Black about homicide investigation, some of the challenges of working from home during COVID-19 and how she is a "DIY Queen".Peter is interviewing QUT staff from the Faculty of Law about how they are surviving through COVID-19. In the sixth interview in this series, Pete talks to Dr Claire Ferguson, a Senior Lecturer in the School of Justice, where she is also the Director of Uundergraduate Stduies. This semester Claire is the unit coordinator of JSB386 Death Investigation.Claire talks about how the criminal justice system is the Ferguson family business (at 3:25), how when she started studying she had no idea what she wanted to do (at 6:53), the 100% solve rate for Queensland homicides (at 9:55), the challenge of getting everything done at the moment (at 11:01), her home office set up (at 17:01) and all of the DIY she has been doing during this period (at 21:46).

Hope Johnson chats with Peter Black about her dogs, what it has been to like to teach online and the relevance of her research on global food and agriculture governance in light of the coronavirus. And Hope does not hold back in this fun and freewheeling conversation.Peter is interviewing QUT staff from the Faculty of Law about how they are surviving through COVID-19. In the sixth interview in this series, Pete talks to Dr Hope Johnson, a Lecturer in the Law School. This semester Hope is the unit coordinator of LLB104 Contemporary Law and Justice.Hope talks about her dogs (and her rules for naming dogs) (at 2:13), what it's really like to teach online (at 6:36), how wonderful her students have been this semester (at 9:09), the best lighting for Zoom (at 14:51), Animal Crossing (at 16:38) and vegetarianism (at 23:30). Towards the end of the conversation Hope talked about the relevance of her research on global food and agriculture governance in light of the coronavirus (at 19:32), and why she's not looking for silver linings yet (at 24:39).Here are some links to some of the things Hope discussed: Radiolab's More Perfect podcast (https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolabmoreperfect) and the Pomodoro technique (https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2020/02/productivity-101-a-primer-to-the-pomodoro-technique/).

Alex Deagon chats with Peter Black about LLH475 Legal Theory, how being an introvert prepared him for COVID-19, religious freedom and trashy TV. Peter is interviewing QUT staff from the Faculty of Law about how they are surviving through COVID-19. In the fifth interview in this series, Pete talks to Dr Alex Deagon, a Senior Lecturer in the Law School. This semester Alex is the unit coordinator of LLB203 Constitutional Law and LLH475 Legal Theory. Alex talks about why LLH475 Legal Theory is such an intersesting unit (at 8:17), the importance of keeping things in perspective during COVID-19 (at 13:50), and how being an introvert prepared him for social distancing (at 15:19). Alex and Pete then discuss some of the legal issues relating to COVID-19, the constitution and religious freedom (from 24:28 to 38:46). Pete also asks Alex what it is like to work with him at QUT (at 48:47). Finally, they chat about what Alex is reading and watching at the moment, including Alex's love of trashy TV (at 44:27).