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Please note, tomorrow, Friday December 8, is the final deadline for expressions of interest to host the 2019 and 2020 TASA Conferences. The full details can be accessed 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.

Members' Publications

Books

Zinn, J.O. & McDonald, D. 2018: Risk in The New York Times (1987–2014). A corpus-based exploration of sociological theories, Palgrave Macmillan.

This book investigates to what extent claims of common social science risk theories such as risk society, governmentality, risk and culture, risk colonisation and culture of fear are reflected in linguistic changes in print news media. The authors provide a corpus-based investigation of risk words in The New York Times (1987-2014) and a case study of the health domain.

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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. December 14, 2-4pm, Swinburne University, Hawthorn. Read on...

Journal Articles

Lucy Nicholas (2017). Beyond quiet tolerance to diversity perspectives: When you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression, Ethos - page 9, Journal of Social Education Victoria Inc, Vol 25 No 4 Term 4 2017

Glover, Andrew, Yolande Strengers, and Tania Lewis. 2017. “The Unsustainability of Academic Aeromobility in Australian Universities.” Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy 13 (1). Taylor & Francis: 1–12. doi:10.1080/15487733.2017.1388620.

Informed News & Analysis

Dina Bowman & Francisco Azpitarte: Young people still find it hard to get a job, despite using the same tactics as older job seekers, The Conversation

David Rowe: Sydney’s stadiums debate shows sport might not be the political winner it once was, The Conversation

Blogs

Deborah Lupton: Design sociology review

Podcasts

Dan Woodman: The sociology of social change. ABC Radio, Evenings with Peter Goers (from the 29 minute mark). Dan managed to name drop TASA as well as last week's conference & couple of members.

Nicholas Hookway: Hugging...should kids have to do it? ABC Radio, Mornings with Leon Comptom

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.

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...

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

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 on Thurs evening (free canapes! bar open late!). Read on...

Workshops

New: Data, Piracy, and Ethics 11 December 2017, 12pm – 3pm, Level 4, room 55, Parramatta City Campus Convened by Prof James Arvanitakis (WSU), A/Prof Martin Fredriksson (Linköping University) and Dr James Meese (UTS)

Some of the wealthiest and most powerful organisations trade in the commodity of data: from household names, such as Google and Facebook, to controversial data mining organisations such as Cambridge Analytics and even student plagiarism software Turnitin. These organisations collect, manage and interpret data and are increasingly relying on algorithms to predict what we will do next. RSVP by TODAY. Read on...

Symposiums

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

Conferences

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

Power & Governance: Forms, Dynamics, Consequences Tampere, Finland, 27–29 August 2018 For session and paper proposal deadlines, please 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

New: 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 p.billett@latrobe.edu.auby 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...

Following the success of the Crime and Governance ‘Politics and Crime Control’ symposium, The Journal of Applied Youth Studies (JAYS), along with guest editors Joel McGregor and Xanthé Mallett, are now welcoming abstract submissions for a special issue to be published in early 2018. Abstract submission deadline: TODAY December 7. 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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