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Welcome to our first newsletter for 2018. If you are still on leave, or have just returned from a break, now might be a good time to start thinking about the Awards TASA has on offer this year and whether or not you are eligible to nominate yourself for any of them. You could also consider nominating one of your fellow members, if applicable. Details of each Award are listed below.

Due to a short break, there will not be a newsletter next week. Please email your latest publications, or other notifications, through to the TASA Office for inclusion in the January 18th newsletter.

2018 TASA Awards

Outstanding Service to TASA

This honour is accorded to a TASA member who has demonstrated an outstanding level of participation in and promotion of TASA over a number of years. There are many ways in which this can occur, but in all cases the quality of the service is the determining criterion, rather than the quantity alone. Nominations close May 31. Read on...

Distinguished Service to Australian Sociology

This award is made to a TASA member who has demonstrated outstanding, significant and sustained service to Australian sociology over many years. While not necessarily a lifetime achievement award, candidates for the Distinguished Service Award would usually be nearing the end of their careers. Nominations close May 31. Read on...

Sociology in Action

This award recognizes contributions to the practice of sociology outside of academic settings. It is conferred on a TASA member who has made an outstanding contribution to sociological practice in Australia. In this context, outstanding contributions to sociology in action highlight the value and impact of sociological methods and theories to society. This includes both broad social issues, as well as more focused issues for industry, government, business or community sectors. Nominations close June 15. Read on...

Outstanding Contributions to Teaching in Australian Sociology

This award, first offered in 2015, celebrates outstanding contributions to enhancing the pedagogy, practice or outcomes of teaching and learning sociology in Australia. It recognises contributions at the disciplinary level (rather than acknowledging excellence in teaching within the classroom or institutions). Examples of disciplinary-level contributions include innovations in teaching that increase the impact of sociology teaching beyond university contexts, improve student access, experience and outcomes, or inform disciplinary approaches to learning and teaching Evidence of these achievements may be demonstrated through feedback from students or peers, and/or through publications (peer-reviewed, policy or general), presentations, media, or other relevant indicators. Nominations close June 15. Read on...

Early Career Researcher – Best Paper Prize

The TASA Prize for the most distinguished peer-reviewed article published by an Early Career Researcher is an annual process that uses academic peer review to select a paper of outstanding quality published in any journal during the previous three calendar years (ie the 2017 Award will assess papers that were published from 2014 – 2016). The Prize was established in 2016 to provide more opportunities for early career sociologists to gain recognition for the quality of their scholarship and enhance their reputations, especially within interdisciplinary teams. Nominations close June 30. Read on...

Raewyn Connell Prize

Nominations are now open for the 2018 Raewyn Connell Prize. The Prize is to honour the work of Professor Raewyn Connell in recognition of her outstanding contribution to Australian Sociology. In particular, it honours her contribution to sociological theory and research, and her support and encouragement of sociologists at the beginning of their careers. On this basis, the Prize is intended to encourage and recognise the work of early career sociologists. The 2018 round covers books published in 2016 or 2017, as indicated by the publication date in the front matter. The nominated book should be clearly from the discipline of Sociology. Nomination deadline: April 30, 2018. Read on...

Stephen Crook Memorial Prize

Nominations are now open for the 2018 Stephen Crook Memorial Prize. The Prize was established to honour the memory of Professor Stephen Crook in recognition of his significant contribution to Australian sociology. This is a biennial prize for the best authored book in Australian Sociology. The 2018 round covers books published in 2016 or 2017, as indicated by the publication date in the front matter. The nominated book should be clearly from the discipline of Sociology. Nomination deadline: April 30, 2018. Read on...

Social Sciences Week is an opportunity for social scientists to engage non-academic audiences with cutting edge social science research, to show-case the diversity and relevance of social science. It will include interactive community and school-based events, bringing the social sciences to life, particularly for the next generation of university students, social scientists and citizens.

Social Sciences Week events can be staged by any individual or group attached to an organisation that has the capacity to run an event, including Social Sciences associations, universities, schools, community organisations or businesses. Events can be held at any time during the week of 10-16 September, 2018. If you have an idea for an event, big or small, check in with your organisation to see if they can support it, and then contact us here to register the event and have it included in the web-program. All registered events will be listed in the program, and receive a Social Sciences Week Organisers’ Pack, including an event advertising template, a Social Sciences Week poster, and a set of tips on how to run and promote your event.

For further details, please go to the Social Sciences Week website.

Members' Publications

Journal Articles

Chesters , J. (2017): Educational trajectories: parental education, pathways through senior secondary college and post-school outcomes in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia, International Journal of Training Research, DOI: 10.1080/14480220.2017.1413992

Naomi Smith & Timothy Graham (2017). Mapping the anti-vaccination movement on Facebook. Information, Communication and Society

Gahan, Luke (2017) "Separated Same-Sex Parents’ Experiences and Views of Services and Service Providers," Journal of Family Strengths: Vol. 17 : Iss. 2 , Article 2.

Burns, E. A. (2017). Responding to student reaction to a simple spreadsheet exercise in a sociology undergraduate class. Spreadsheets in Education (eJSiE), 9(3), 1-17.

Burns, E. A. (2017). Ethic of discomfort: is asking for nude lipstick racist? Race Ethnicity and Education, 1-14. doi:10.1080/13613324.2017.1417250

Clarke, K. L., & Burns, E. A. (2017). Can co-location address fragmented rural mental health care delivery?—Regional evidence from Victoria Australia. Australasian Journal of Regional Studies, 23(2), 174-194.

Fanning, S., & Burns, E. A. (2017). How an antipodean perspective of international schooling challenges Third Culture Kid (TCK) conceptualisation. Journal of Research in International Education. doi:10.1177/1475240917722277

Wickramaarachchi, N., & Burns, E. A. (2017). Local newspaper reporting humanitarian migrants’ settlement experience in an Australian country town. Rural Society, 26(2), 125-142. doi:10.1080/10371656.2017.1331532

Yahanpath, N., Pacheco, P., & Burns, E. A. (2017). Discussing a Balanced Scorecard for one Local New Zealand Church. Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion. Doi: 10.1080/14766086.2017.1338612

Informed News & Analysis

John Scott: Male sex workers catering to more women and couples, as legal reform lags, ABC News

Blogs

Fabian Cannizzo: Challenges for the Future of Australian Sociology

Deborah Lupton: My 2017 Publications

Podcasts

David Rowe: Radio interview with ABC RN about sport and diplomacy, specifically the possible participation of North Korea in the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.

International Sociological Association

Global Dialogue: Volume 7, Issue 4

Members' Keynote Invitations

Have you been invited to give a keynote? If so, we'd love to hear about it so that we can list the details in the weekly newsletter here.

Promotions

Have you been promoted recently? If so, we'd love to hear about it so that we can share the details in the weekly newsletter here.

Thematic Group Events

The next thematic group funding submission deadline is March 1st, 2018. If you have an idea for an event, we encourage you to share details with your fellow members/group conveners. More details about the funding round will follow soon.

Other Events, News & Opportunities

Symposiums

Australian Mothering in Contemporary and Historical Perspective 15-16 February, 2018, The University of Melbourne. Read on...

Conferences

New: X PORTUGUESE CONGRESS OF SOCIOLOGY Covilhã, University of Beira Interior July, 10 - 12, 2018 Submission deadline: January 28. Read on...

The Challenge of Global Sociological Imagination Mid-term Conference of the European Sociological Association’s Research Network 15 - : Global, Transnational & Cosmopolitan Sociology . April 18 - 19, 2018, University of Helsinki, Finland. Submission deadline: January 15. Read on...

Woman – science – society 24 April 2018 in Warsaw (Poland) Submission deadline: January 31. Read on...

Abolitionist Approaches to Social Problems The Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP) August 10-12, 2018, Philadelphia Submission deadline: January 31. Read on...

Call for Papers

Working Title: Complexities of Researching with Young PeopleEditorial team: Dr Paulina Billett (La Trobe University), Dr Justine Humphry (University of Sydney) and Dr Matthew Hart (University of Leicester)Please send 300 to 500 word abstracts, and a 150 word author biography to Paulina Billett at by January 15. Read on...

Routledge Studies in Crime and Justice in Asia and the Global South
Call for Proposals The series provides an opportunity to illustrate the work of emerging and established scholars who are challenging traditional paradigms in the fields of crime and justice. Read on...

Consumer Vulnerability: Advancing a multidisciplinary perspective of vulnerability The Editors are looking for interdisciplinary perspective on consumer vulnerability. Submission deadline: 12 February. Read on...

Gift Memberships

Gift memberships are available with TASA. If you would like to purchase a gift membership, please email the following details through to the TASA Office:

First name of gift recipient;
email address of gift recipient;
the membership category you are gifting (see the Membership Categories & Fees section of TASAweb);
the cost of the membership; and
who the Membership Invoice should be made out to;

Upon receiving the above details, TASA will email the recipient with full details on how they can take up the gift membership. You can view an example of that email in both Word (39kb) and Pdf (159kb) formats. You will receive an invoice, via email, after the recipient completes the online membership form.

Newsletter Submissions

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