The Australian Sociological Association: Members' Newsletter
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If you are going to TASA 2017 in Perth, and you haven't registered, please note that the early bird registration deadline is October 2nd.
Employment Opportunities
Lecturer in Sociology (Sociological Theory - Ongoing)
University of Melbourne
School of Social and Political Sciences
Application deadline: September 10. Read on...
Scholarship Opportunities
Applications for TASA's Conference Scholarship for Sociology in Action and the Conference Scholarship for TASA Members with Disabilities close on September 11. Please contact Sally in the TASA Office if you have any questions about either scholarship.
Zines
So Fi, a sociological fiction zine, is now seeking submissions for Edition #2. Submit short stories, poetry, cartoons and/or other creative work. Submission deadline is September 30 for publication in late November. See sofizine.wordpress.com for more info or contact Ashleigh Watson at @awtsn or ashleigh.watson@griffithuni.edu.au.
Grant Opportunities
The National Library of Australia has grants for available for scholars seeking support for intensive research in the Library’s Asian-language and Asia-related collections. Applications close September 30. Read on...
New Zealand Sociology
Issue 32 (1) of New Zealand Sociology is now available at https://nzsociology.nz/index.php/nzs/issues
Members' Publications
Books
Rachel Busbridge (2017) Multicultural Politics of Recognition and Postcolonial Citizenship: Rethinking the Nation. Routledge
This book examines claims for recognition of cultural difference from immigrant and Indigenous minorities, highlighting the ways in which they intersect with ideas of national community. Busbridge argues that there is an important, albeit under-explored, relationship between nation and multicultural politics of recognition.
Book Chapters
Gook, Ben, “Australian Postcolonial Trauma and Silences in Samson and Delilah,” Scars and Wounds: Trauma on Film in National and International Contexts, eds. Nick Hodgin and Amit Thakkar (London: Palgrave, 2017). Free download.
Book Reviews
Steve Matthewman (2017) Silencing science. New Zealand Sociology, Issue 32 (1), pp. 115-119
Clare Southerton 'Nick J. Fox and Pam Alldred, Sociology and the New Materialism: Theory, Research, Action'. Journal of Sociology, 2017, published online 24th August 2017, DOI: 10.1177/1440783317727431
Book Review of Peter Robinson's, Gay Men’s Relationships Across the Life Course, Journal of Sociology, Volume: 53 issue: 3, page(s): 720-722
Christopher Pollard: Jenny Hocking The Dismissal Dossier: Everything You Were Never Meant to Know about November 1975, Melbourne Historical Journal Volume 44 Issue 1 2016
Journal Articles
Ben Gook, "Nancy Fraser’s Zeitdiagnose: Capitalism after the Financial Crisis,” Zeitschrift für Politische Theorie (Journal of Political Theory) 7.2, 2017. Free download.
Lea, E and Marlow, A and Altmann, E and Courtney-Pratt, H, “Nursing students’ preferences for clinical placements in the residential aged care setting”, Journal of Clinical Nursing pp. 1-10. doi:10.1111/jocn.13859 ISSN 0962-1067 (2017) [Refereed Article]
Cary Bennett (2017) Drugs, moral panics and the dispositive, Journal of Sociology, published online 6th September 2017, DOI: 10.1177/1440783317727877
Tina Miller, Meredith Nash (2017). ‘I just think something like the “Bubs and Pubs” class is what men should be having’: Paternal subjectivities and preparing for first-time fatherhood in Australia and the United Kingdom, Journal of Sociology, Volume: 53 issue: 3, page(s): 541-556
Jo Lindsay & Deb Dempsey (2017) 'First names and social distinction: Middle-class naming practices in Australia', Journal of Sociology, Volume: 53 issue: 3, page(s): 577-591
Clarissa Carden (2017) ‘As parents congregated at parties’: Responsibility and blame in media representations of violence and school closure in an Indigenous community, The Journal of Sociology, Volume: 53 issue: 3, page(s): 592-606
Kristin Natalier (2017) Micro-aggressions, single mothers and interactions with government workers: The case of Australia’s child support bureaucracy, Journal of Sociology, Volume: 53 issue: 3, page(s): 622-636
Alan Morris, Kath Hulse, Hal Pawson 'Long-term private renters: Perceptions of security and insecurity', Journal of Sociology, Volume: 53 issue: 3, page(s): 653-669
Adele Pavlidis, Wendy O’Brien Sport and feminism in China: On the possibilities of conceiving roller derby as a feminist intervention, Journal of Sociology, Volume: 53 issue: 3, page(s): 704-719
Susan Oakley, Angie Bletsas 'The experiences of being a young LGBTIQ and homeless in Australia: Re-thinking policy and practice', Journal of Sociology, 2017, published online 24th August 2017, DOI: 10.1177/1440783317726373
Boese, Martina, and Melissa Phillips. "‘Half of Myself Belongs to This Town’: Conditional Belongings of Temporary Migrants in Regional Australia." Migration Mobility and Displacement 3, no. 1 (2017): 51-69.
Ross Boyd and Robert J Holton ‘Technology, innovation, employment, and power. Does robotics and artificial intelligence really mean social transformation?’, Journal of Sociology, 2017, published online 28th August 2017, DOI: 10.1177/1440783317726591
Farquharson, Karen, Nolan, David and Marjoribanks, Timothy (2017), ‘ ‘Race’ and the lived experiences of Australians of Sudanese Background’, in Boese, Martina and Marotta, Vince (eds), Critical Reflections on Migration, ‘Race’ and Multiculturalism, New York: Routledge.
Ruth Jeanes, Spaaij, Ramon, Magee,Jonathan, Farquharson, Karen, Gorman, Sean, and Lusher, Dean (2017), ‘ “Yes we are inclusive”: Examining provision for young people with disabilities in community sport clubs’, Sport Management Review, accepted for publication 12 April 2017 published online.
Finn, Mark, Farquharson, Karen, and Tursunalieva, Ainura (2017), ‘Compartmentalised communication by Australian tertiary students’, Communication Research and Practice, 3 (2): 155-175.
Katherine Kenny, Alex Broom, Emma Kirby, David Wyld, Zarnie Lwin (2017) Terminal anticipation: entanglements of affect and temporality in living with advanced cancer, Subjectivity
Polemics
Scott Poynting (2017) Rocket Bombs and War Without End in the ‘War on Terror’. New Zealand Sociology, Issue 32 (1), pp. 73-92
Informed News & Analysis
Jennifer Power: FactCheck: are children ‘better off’ with a mother and father than withsame-sex parents? The Conversation
Steve Matthewman: Sociology from Aotearoa New Zealand: Power Politics in Post-Disaster Ōtautahi, Global Dialogue
Holly Thorpe: Sociology from Aotearoa New Zealand: Creative Sports in Post-Disaster Geographies, Global Dialogue
Robert Webb: Sociology from Aotearoa New Zealand: Towards an Indigenous Criminology, Global Dialogue
Podcasts
Nicholas Hookway: Are you committed to kindness? ABC Radio Hobart
Research Centre Updates
Janeen Baxter: Life Course Centre's September 2017 newsletter
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 Groups
Research Methods in Youth Studies: Doing ‘Difference Differently’ 22 November, 2017, University of Melbourne Invited speakers: Professor Greg Noble, Professor Anita Harris, Professor Pam Nilan, Dr Julia Coffey, Dr Brady Robards
Crime and Governance symposium
Politics and Crime Control in the 21st Century: Controversies and Challenges The symposium will be held at the UoN Sydney campus (Elizabeth St, Sydney) on the 22nd September 2017. Keynotes: Professor Eileen Baldry & Professor Scott Poynting Registration: free of charge
2017 TASA Health Day
Registration is now open for TASA's 2017 Health Day. Mobilising health sociology for impact: How can complex understandings of injustice and inequality be used in policy and practice? Friday 13th October 2017, UNSW Sydney
Other Events & News
International Sociological Association
Letter from the ISA President
August update from Margaret Abraham, President, International Sociological Association.
Global Dialogue
Volume 7, Issue 3 (September 2017) is now available.
isagram
isagram 154, September 2017. News from ISA
ISA World Congress, Toronto, 2018
Thank you to those who have submitted their ISA sessions for inclusion in our newsletter. If you would like your session listed, please email the details to Sally in the format they are published in below.
New: Racialized Migrants, Multiculturalism and (In)Justice Beyond the Metropole RC05 Racism, Nationalism, Indigeneity and Ethnicity. Read on...
Period and cohort effects on wellbeing in early adulthood RC55 Social Indicators. Read on...
Professions, Citizens, Migrants (or: Crises) and the Media in a “Post-Truth” World TG08 Society and Emotions. Read on...
Making a Contribution – Sociological Theory and Method for Contemporary Healthcare Systems Research RC15 Sociology of Health. Read on...
Religion & Non-Violent Social Movements RC22 Sociology of Religion. Read on...
Migration, Language Integration and Inequalities Joint session: RC25 Language and Society (host committee)
RC31 Sociology of Migration. Read on...
Sociology, Theory and Complementary and Alternative Medicine RC15 Sociology of Health. Read on...
Forms of Collectivity Among Contemporary Youth
RC34 Sociology of Youth. Read on...
War, the Military and Societal Transformation RC16 Sociological Theory. Read on...
Continuity and Change in the Family Life Course (9895) RC06 Family Research. Read on...
Experiences of and Responses to Disempowerment, Violence and Injustice within the Relational Lives of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Two Spirited (LGBTQ2) People RC06 Family Research. Read on...
High Training School in Sociology of Religion
New: High Training School in Sociology of Religion International Center for the Sociology of Religion (ICSOR) and the Section of Sociology of Religion of the Italian Sociological Association. Rome, 27 - 30 December Application deadline: 30 September. Read on...
Public Lecture
Children's Rights in the Digital Age Sonia Livingstone: a professor in the Department of Media and Communications at London School of Economics. Children constitute an estimated one-third of the world's population, and, significantly, one-third of the world's internet users. As society increasingly embeds digital networks and services into its fundamental infrastructure, the rights of both users and non-users in a digital age matter. TODAY Thursday 7 Sept, 4pm-5.30pm, Western Sydney University, Parramatta City. Read on...
Research Participants Wanted
Positive post-separation parenting: What works for Australian parents?Do you have a good relationship with your former partner? We would like to hear about your experiences, to find out what works in building good relationships between separated parents. Read on...
Seminars
New: Islam, Blasphemy, and Human Rights – The Case of Ahok Speaker: Daniel Peterson Thurs 14th September 4pm-5pm, Melbourne. Read on...
Symposiums
Thinking the Digital: Children, Young People and Digital Practice TOMORROW Friday 8 Sept, 9am-3pm, Pyrmont, Sydney. The Office of the eSafety Commissioner is proud to present, in partnership with the Institute for Culture and Society at Western Sydney University and the Department of Media and Communications at Sydney University, a unique opportunity for researchers in Australia to engage in conversation with Professor Sonia Livingstone and each other about children, young people and digital practice. Read on...
Digital Food Cultures Friday October 20, Canberra. This is a free event but registration is essential. Read on...
Women and Sport: Bringing together industry and academic experts in women's sport for a day of discussion, networking and agenda setting. This is a free event but places are limited so please register. Already we have a diverse range of commercial and community sport representatives coming, along with researchers in various fields. Tuesday 28 November, 9 am - 5 pm. Griffith University, Gold Coast campus. Follow this link for further details or email a.pavlidis@griffith.edu.au.
One Day Short Course
New: A one day introductory course to demography Hosted by Dr. Tom Wilson & Dr. Andrew Taylor, Principal and Senior Research Fellows at CDU's Northern Institute. Canberra October 24 & Sydney October 26. Read on...
Workshops
‘Thinking Qualitatively’ (“TQ”) workshop series. 23 - 23 September, Bendigo, Victoria TQ2U: Bendigo is an international touring version of the International Institute for Qualitative Methodology’s (IIQM) globally acclaimed ‘Thinking Qualitatively’ (“TQ”) workshop series. This workshop series attracts participants from all academic disciplines at all stages of their career. Individuals conducting research in universities and colleges and/or professional settings as well as students and clinicians are welcome to attend. TQ2U allows participants to engage with experts in qualitative inquiry and learn about specific methods, techniques, and approaches to qualitative research as well as skills development. Read on...
Conferences
New: Migrating Concepts Journal of Intercultural Studies 23-26 February 2018, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Submission deadline extended: September 30. Read on...
2nd International Child Support Symposium 4-5th of December 2017, Swinburne University The symposium will discuss and debate social policies relating to child support, post separation finances, family and gender globally; bringing together researchers, practitioners and policy makers. This event is free but registration is required. Read on...
Mundane Governance Conference: Exploring the hardwiring, disappearance & politics of everyday government 22nd – 24th November, Australian National University, Canberra Submission deadline: September 1. Read on...
International Life Course Conference Sydney, Australia, 24-26 October, Novotel Sydney Brighton Beach.
The conference will bring together researchers, policy makers, and community stakeholders, to showcase the latest research and solutions for reducing social disadvantage. Read on...
Respect Existence or Expect Resistance Sociological Association of Aotearoa New Zealand 6-10 December, Dunedin, New Zealand Submission deadline: September 10. Read on...
Association of Industrial Relations Academics, Australia and New Zealand conference (AIRAANZ) 'Jobs and Change in Uncertain Times' : 32nd Annual AIRAANZ Conference
Adelaide, South Australia
7-9 February 2018 Submission deadline: 15 September. Read on...
Journals - Call for submissions
Contention: The Multidisciplinary Journal of Social Protest, is pleased to announce they have a partnership with a new publisher, Berghahn Journals. In tandem with their new publisher, they are issuing a renewed call for submissions to their journal. Read on...
Newsletter Submissions
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