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As mentioned last week, if you are planning on attending the conference, and have yet to register, please note that the early bird registration deadline is next Tuesday October 1st. 

Employment Opportunities

New: Research Fellow B – Mental Health                                                                              The National Ageing Research Institute (NARI)                                                                  Applications close: 5pm Sunday 29th September. Read on...

Research Fellow (Level B) in Migration, Diversity and Inclusion                Monash Migration and Inclusion Centre, Monash University, Clayton campus Applications close: October 2. Read on...

Visiting Professor in Australian Studies 2020-21 or 2021-22 (two terms) Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Centre for Pacific and American Studies, The University of Tokyo                                                                                                                            Application deadline: 5pm on 18 October . Read on... 

PhD Scholarship Opportunities

Fostering Global Digital Citizenship: Diaspora Youth in a Connected World       A PhD scholarship opportunity is for a 3 year project attached to ARC Discovery. The opportunity is for a domestic student who would be able to commence in January 2020. They will be located in Sydney, and supervised by Dr Amelia Johns (UTS, School of Communication).                                                                                                                Applications close: November 1st. Read on...

Interdisciplinary PhDs working on 'The biosocial shaping of conservation and biodiversity practices in Australia’s capital'.                                                                   Interested individuals are invited to submit an expression of interest to Gavin Smith (gavin. smith@anu.edu.au; 02 6125 0323) by October 1. Read on...

Empowerment Approaches for People Seeking Asylum and Refugees            This scholarship is offered by the Melbourne Social Equity Institute in partnership with the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre 
University of Melbourne
Application Deadline: TOMORROW 27 September. Read on...

Empowerment Approaches for People Seeking Asylum and Refugees  This scholarship is offered by the Melbourne Social Equity Institute in partnership with the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre 
University of Melbourne
Application Deadline: TOMORROW 27 September. Read on...

Indigenous Land & Justice Research Hub PhD scholarship                          University of Technology, Sydney                                                                                              Application deadline: September 30. Read on...

Looking for work registry

The Looking for Work registry is there to help sociologists looking for work but it is also there to assist those looking to employ a sociologist. The registry of members can be accessed on TASAweb here. If you would like to add yourself to the registry, please click here. If you are currently listed on the registry and no longer need to be, please remove yourself or contact TASA Admin to be removed. 

Journal Articles

Hwang, YS., Noh, JE., Medvedev, O.N., and N. Singh (2019). Effects of a Mindfulness-Based Program for Teachers on Teacher Wellbeing and Person-Centered Teaching Practices. Mindfulness [online first] http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12671-019-01236-1

Garth Stahl, Cynthia H. Brock, John Young, David Caldwell, Erica Sharplin & Fenice B. Boyd (2019) Dispositions towards diversity: two pre-service teachers’ experiences of living and teaching in a remote indigenous community, Pedagogy, Culture & Society, DOI: 10.1080/14681366.2019.1665090

Informed News & Analysis

Carlin, N. 2019. ‘Palestinian citizens of Israel are being denied a voice’, ABC Religion & Ethics, 17 September. Note: MP Adam Bandt quoted from Na'ama's article in his speech to parliament last week - MP Bandt's speech (Na'ama quoted from 3.38 - 4.09)

Deborah Lupton (September 24, 2019) Professor joins global investigation of digitalisation and health. UNSW News Room. 

Blogs

Andrew Jakubowicz(September 25, 2019) Lodz and Warsaw August September 2019: from facebook

Podcasts

Kerryn Drysdale produced a series of podcasts to disseminate research concerning gay and bisexual men’s use of crystal methamphetamine (also ‘Ice’, ‘meth’) for sex in Australia: Crystal Clear: Negotiating pleasures and risk around sex on crystal.

These podcasts are the result of a three-year collaboration between researchers and community health organisation partners, and form the backbone of research dissemination efforts from the Crystal Pleasures and Sex between Men research project. Produced at the Centre for Social Research in Health, at UNSW Sydney, in partnership with ACON, Thorne Harbour Health, South Australia Mobilisation and Empowerment for Sexual Health, and Western Australian AIDS Council.

Health Sociology Review

2021 Special Issue - Call for Expressions of Interest

Health Sociology Review (HSR) is an international peer-reviewed journal, which publishes high quality conceptual and empirical research in the sociology of health, illness and medicine. We encourage sociologists to submit proposals to develop and edit special issues within their field of expertise. Note, those who have previously submitted an expression of interest are welcome to submit again for this call. W                     Proposal submission deadline: Extended to October 11. Read on...

2020 Special Issue - call for papers

Sex, Health & Technology Special Issue                                                                             The Role of Bio-medical, Bio-mechanical, and Bio-digital Technologies in Sex, Sexual Health, and Intimacy.                                                                                                                      Full papers due: January 17th 2020. Read on... 

Members on the Move

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Thematic Groups 

TASA Health Day

Data, Technology and Sociology in the Age of Digital Health                       Keynote speaker:  Professor Alan Peterson, Monash University                                Keynote workshop:  Professor Deborah Lupton, UNSW Sydney                                    November 29, University of Western Sydney                                                                     Registration deadline: November 22. Read on... 

NextGen Migration Ethnicity and Multiculturalism Symposium

A one-day research symposium.                                                                                       Thursday, 3 October, 8.30am-4.30pm  Immigration Museum, Melbourne.     NextGen MEM offers postgraduate students and early career researchers the opportunity to engage with contemporary migration and inclusion challenges as they set out to become the next generation of migration ethnicity and multiculturalism scholars, policy influencers, and practitioners.                                                                                                       There is still time to register, for full event details, please read on...

Other Events, News & Opportunities

2021 Journal of Sociology - Special Issue

Call for Papers

Imagining rural futures in times of uncertainty and possibility: Progressing a transformative research agenda for rural sociology. This Special Edition offers a critical opportunity to imagine the futures of rural societies and rural sociology at a time when, across the world, there has been an awakening of diverse publics to the reality that current and historical social and economic structures are leading to the demise of planetary health and human survival. Read on...

Public Lecture

New: 2019 Courtenay Lecture - After the Generations Wars: Building a better future for the young people                                                                                                      Speaker: Dan Woodman                                                                                                               Thursday 17 October 2019, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm AEST, James Cook University, Smithfield    Registration is free but essential. Read on...

Exhibition

New: Visualising the Future: Images and stories by the citizens of Clarence        Stemming from a project by Dr Peta Cook, this exhibition will consist of  photographs and stories that have been generated by the young people (13-24 years) and older people (65+) of the City of Clarence in response to two questions: 

1. What do you like and dislike about living in the City of Clarence? 
2. What do you like and dislike about your age?

The exhibition aims to bridge the social divisions between generational groups, challenging the myths and stereotypes based on age.                                                     

Opening event Wednesday October 16th at 5.30pm
Exhibitions continue until 20th October (Wed - Sun 11am - 5pm) Rosny Park, Tasmania. Read on...

Seminar & Postgraduate Workshop

New: The ‘First Fridays’ series of Gender and Sexuality Studies Postgraduate Workshops and Public Seminars continues on Friday, October 4, at Deakin Downtown (at 727 Collins St, near Southern Cross Station). The Postgraduate Workshop will run 2-3:30pm, followed by the Public Seminar at 4pm. ‘First Fridays’ are free and open to people interested in the work, although bookings are required for both the Seminar and the Workshop.

Book Launch

Celebrate the launch of a new book by Dr Andrea Waling, ARCSHS, La Trobe University! Food provided, cash bar!                                                                          October 1, 5:30 - 8:30pm, Melbourne City. Read on...

Funding

End of year funding grants are currently available to women who work in the humanities sector to support their participation in a professional development program through Women & Leadership Australia (WLA). Up to $7,000 scholarships available
Application deadline: November 22nd. Read on...

Forum

2019 Shepparton Indigenous Women in Leadership - Leading the Change          10 October, 6:30pm - 8:00pm, Shepparton :La Trobe University, Shepparton.                        For the full details and to book, read on...

Early Career Work and Family Fellowship Program

The Work and Family Researchers Network (WFRN) is seeking applicants for its 2020-2021 Early Career Work and Family Fellowships. To be eligible, candidates must have received their doctorate in 2016 or later and have yet to progress into tenured or secure senior level positions.  The deadline for applications is October 1. Read on...

Symposiums

Capabilities and Capitals: Implications for Students’ Persistence and Success at University                                                                                                                        November 21 - 22, University of Wollongong                                                                                    Fellow member Dina Bowman is one of the speakers.                                                       Registration is free but essential. Read on...

Conversations

Shifting paradigms: Conversations on developing a transformative agenda for future mental health research, policy and practice                                                     Join in on an afternoon of stimulating conversation on approaches to meaningful engagement with experts by experience to transform the agenda for mental health research, policy and practice.                                                                                                                10th October, 4 – 5.30 pm, RMIT University (City Campus)                                                      This event is free but registration is essential. Read on...

Researching Post-Capitalist Possibilities: PhD Short Course

Hosted by the Community Economies Strategic Initiative, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University                                                                                                    15-17, 20-22 January 2020, Parramatta City Campus, Western Sydney University, Sydney Registration deadline: TOMORROW September 27. Read on...

Seminars

Trust, Young People and Digital Media                                                                        4th Annual Meeting of the Young Creative Connected (YCC) Research Network                      30 September to 1 October, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland  There is no fee to participate in this seminar, and lunches will be provided. There are a limited number of registrations though. If you are interested in attending, please contact Michael Dezuanni. 

Conferences

Advancing Equality at Work and Home: Strengthening Science and Collaboration                                                                                                                              Work and Family Researchers Network Conference                                                                June 24-27, 2020, New York Midtown Manhattan Hilton                                              Submission deadline: November 11. Read on...

Transforming Contexts, Transforming Selves: Gender in New Times          Gender Work and Organization conference                                                                                  24-26 June 2020 
University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.                                                                                                  Submission deadline: November 1. Read on... 

Challenges of the 21st Century: Democracy, Environment, Inequalities, Intersectionality                                                                                                                                  IV ISA Forum of Sociology, Porto Alegre, Brazil, 14- 18 July 2020                                    Submission deadline: September 30. Read on...

Islam and Society: Challenges and Prospects. AAIMS Second Conference on the Study of Islam and Muslim Societies                                                                                    September 30th- October 1st,  Western Sydney University Parramatta South Campus. Read on...

Dr Rose Butler (Deakin University) and Dr Victoria Stead (Deakin University) are hosting a session on the theme: ‘Locals’, ‘newcomers’ and relations of belonging in the rural Global North’ at the 2020 XV World Congress of Rural Sociology in Cairns next year. Further details about the session and abstract submission details (closing TOMORROW Sept 27, 2019) are available here: http://www.irsa2020.com/program/session-themes/

2019 AASR Conference: Religion and Violence                                                                4-6 December 2019, Sydney city campus, University of Newcastle                                            The 2019 AASR Conference will be held from 5-6 December and include a free full day workshop for postgraduates and early career researchers on 4 December. Four postgraduate bursaries are offered (worth $500 each). Application deadline:30 September 2019. Early bird conference registration ends 30 September 2019; last day to register 27 November 2019. This conference is co-hosted by the AASR and the University of Newcastle's Centre for the Study of Violence and the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. More info: https://www.aasr.org.au/2019-conference1

Re-creating Landscape and Culture in a Time of Global Change                     International Association for Society and Natural Resources                                                Cairns, Australia, June 23-26, 2020. Read on...

Activism at the Margins: Stories of Resistance, Survival and Social Change          10 - 12 February 2020 RMIT University, Melbourne                                                                    Submission deadline: October 1. Read on...

Rural sustainability in the urban century                                                                          XV World Congress of Rural Sociology                                                                                            8-12 July 2020, Cairns, Australia                                                                                                          Submission deadline: TOMORROW September 27. Read on...

ISA Research Committee 22 (An international scholarly organization for the Sociology of Religion)                                                                                                                                            IV ISA Forum of Sociology, Porto Alegre, Brazil, 14- 18 July 2020                                  Submission deadline: September 30. Read on...

The 28th American Men’s Studies Association Annual Conference  ‘Masculinities in Transition.’  19-22 March 2020. Greeley, Colorado, USA.                      Abstract submission deadline: 15 November 2019. Read on...

Advancing Equality at Work and Home: Strengthening Science and Collaboration                                                                                                                                        June 25-27, 2020, New York Hilton Midtown in New York City.                                   Submission deadline: November 1. Read on... 

Data Futures  Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR)                                              University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
30 September, 9 am – 5 pm, followed by drinks and the launch of the SAM Media Futures Lab. Read on...

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