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Did you know that gift memberships are available with TASA. If you would like to purchase a gift membership, see purchasing details at the bottom of this newsletter.

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.

Members' Publications

Book Launch

Melbourne Gender, Queer, and Feminist Research Network's Annual Seminar and Book Launch. The book being launched is by fellow member Lucy Nicholas & Christine Agius, (2018) The Persistence of GlobalMasculinism: Discourse, Gender and Neo-Colonial Re-Articulations of Violence. Springer. TODAY December 14, 2-4pm, Swinburne University, Hawthorn. Read on...

Journal Articles

Fileborn, B., Lyons, A., Hinchliff, S., Brown, G., Heywood, W., Dow, B., Malta, S. and Minichiello, V. (2017), Improving the sexual lives of older Australians: Perspectives from a qualitative study. Australas J Ageing, 36: E36–E42. doi:10.1111/ajag.12405

Fileborn B, Lyons A, Heywood W, Hinchliff S, Malta S, Dow B, Brown G, Barrett C, Minichiello V. (2017), Talking to healthcare providers about sex in later life: Findings from a qualitative study with older Australian men and women. Australas J Ageing. 2017 Dec;36(4):E50-E56. doi: 10.1111/ajag.12450. Epub 2017 Jun 22.

Informed News & Analysis

Philippa Collin: Facebook’s new Messenger Kids app could be good for digital literacy, The Conversation

Zareh Ghazarian, Jacqueline Laughland-Booy & Zlatko Skrbis: Schools are not adequately preparing young Australians to participate in our democracy, The Conversation

Crystal Abidin: “Bitte lächeln! (Please smile!)” Volkstheater, 5 December 2017

Crystal Abidin: “Sharenting en privacy: tips om de digitale rechten van kinderen te respecteren (Sharenting and privacy: Tips to respect children’s digital rights)” Dieponderzoek, 27 October 2017.

Centre Newsletter

Janeen Baxter: Life Course Centre Newsletter December 2017

Podcasts

Lesley Pruitt: Making music in divided cities, 3CR Community Radio

Videos / Vimeos

Crystal Abidin: “Interview with Dr. Crystal Abidin from #AoIR2017.” Association of Internet Researchers, 6 December 2017

Meredith Nash: Deputy Director of the Institute for the Study of Social Change at the University of Tasmania, discusses the extent to which the #metoo movement will eventuate in social change in this Vimeo. ABC News

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.

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

Public Lecture

As part of the 2018 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival, Christy Newman is to deliver a public lecture on what families mean to LGBTQ+ communities, 22 Feb 2018, 4pm - 5pm, Darlinghurst, Sydney. Read on...

So Fi Launch

TASA Postgraduate Portfolio Leader Ashleigh Watson will be in Sydney next week for the Stranger Zines event celebrating the launch of So Fi zine Edition #2 (plus others!). If you're in town, come down to GoodSpace Gallery TONIGHT Thursday December 14 (free canapes! bar open late!). Read on...

Symposiums

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

Conferences

New: European Society for Health and Medical Sociology 17th Biennial Conference: OLD TENSIONS, EMERGING PARADOXES IN HEALTH: RIGHTS, KNOWLEDGE, AND TRUST’ University Institute of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal, June 6-8, 2018 Submission deadline: TOMORROW Friday December 15. Read on...

New: 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, 2018. Read on...

Exit, Voice and Loyalty: Alternative Economic Models and Responses to Decline in Contemporary Society 21-22 May 2018 in Warsaw, Poland Submission deadline: December 10. Read on...

Call for Papers

Working Title: Complexities of Researching with Young People Editorial 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, & a 150 word author biography to Paulina Billett by January 15, 2018. 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, 2018. Read on...

Gift Memberships

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