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TASA 2019: Registrations NOW OPEN

We are pleased to announce that the registration portal for TASA 2019 is now open. You can find the registration fees and the link to the registration portal on the conference site here. If you want to skip all that and just go straight to the registration portal, click on the orange button below. Please note

• Presenter registration deadline is September 6
• Early Bird registrations close October 1
• If needed, we have a two-part registration payment option. Please contact KristinaL@icmsaust.com.au if you would like to arrange to make your registration payment at two separate times (a deposit and later, a final payment)

Congratulations

A warm congratulations is extended to fellow member Sarah MacLean, (one of the HSR EiC) who is part of a team recently awarded a Linkage Grant:

• Dwyer R, Pennay A, Savic M, MacLean S, Ogeil R, Lubman, D, Room, R & Bartel J. Understanding heavy alcohol consumption cultures among nurses and lawyers. ARC Linkage project. 2019-2021 ($236,657).

Employment Opportunities

Lecturer - Sociology                                                                                                              Monash University, Clayton                                                                                            Application deadline: August 30. Read on...

Professor of Sociology                                                                                                          The School of Humanities and Social Sciences at The University of Newcastle            Application deadline: August 9 (date on UniJobs may still say July 26 but The University of Newcastle has confirmed the August 9 deadline). Read on...

Two postdoctoral research fellow positions are being advertised in the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation to commence later in 2019 or early 2020.

1. Indigenous people and epigenetic science
2. Science and Indigeneity in Australia

Application deadline for both positions: July 31. Read on...

PhD Scholarship Opportunities

New: Monash Rural Health is advertising for three PhD positions. The focus of these studies is on generating evidence to underpin harm reduction programs and policies for Australians who use methamphetamine.

The PhDs are embedded within a 5-year longitudinal cohort of 745 methamphetamine smokers, already in its second year, and will be supervised by internationally renowned researchers from Monash University and the Burnet Institute. These 3.5 year scholarships include an AUD$27872 (tax free) stipend and tuition fees covered for the length of the candidature. They are based at Monash Rural Health Bendigo or in Gippsland, Victoria.  

The three topics are:

1. Real time prescription monitoring (SafeScript) and longitudinal patterns of prescription drug use amongst Australians who use methamphetamin
2. Parents who use methamphetamine
3. Longitudinal patterns of mental illness and health care utilisation amongst Australians who use methamphetamine

Expressions of interest close 31 July. For more information contact: Dr Bernadette Ward T: +61 3 5440 9064 M: +61 (0)427059205.

New: Understanding and Promoting the Social and Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTIQA+ Young People                                                                                                                                              Institute for Culture and Society / School of Social Sciences and Psychology, Western Sydney University                                                                                                                    Application deadline: August 31. Read on...

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

PhD Scholarship in Sociology - Evaluating Masculinities Transformation Programs                                                                                                                                  Monash University                                                                                                              Expressions of Interest deadline: TOMORROW July 26. Read on...

Contesting Australian Sport Culture: Women and the Rise of Contact Sport      A PhD Scholarship is available to undertake a project aligned with the DECRA, working with fellow TASA member Adele Pavlidis at Griffith University.                                        Expression of Interest deadline: August 31. Read on...

Looking to employ a sociologist?

Our 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. 

Members' Publications

Journal Articles

Andrew Clarke, Cameron Parsell, Margarita Vorsina (2019) The role of housing policy in perpetuating conditional forms of homelessness support in the era of housing first: Evidence from Australia. Housing Studies. 

James Meese, Punit Jagasia, & James Arvanatakis (30 June, 2019) Citizen or consumer? Contrasting Australia and Europe’s data protection policies. Internet Policy Review.

Informed News & Analysis

Lyndal Sleep (July 19, 2019) Domestic abuse or genuine relationship? Our welfare system can’t tell. The Conversation. 

Newsletters

Dan Woodman (15 July, 2019) Sociology in the Land Down Under: Challenges and Opportunities for Australian Sociologists. The European Sociologist. 

Blogs

Angela Lehmann (18 July) 2019) Putting Rural Issues on the Agenda. Regional Australia 
Institute. 

Radio Interviews

Joel McGregor (22 July, 2019) Events happening at Frank Baxter. The segment starts at 2:07:10, Joel starts at 2:11:34. ABC Drive.  

Health Sociology Review

2021 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

After 7 years at Swinburne University, fellow member Lucy Nicholas is leaving to take up a role as Associate Professor Gender and Sexuality Studies at Western Sydney University in the Genders and Sexualities Research Group as of September.

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. 

Fellow member Danielle Couch has secured the role of Violet Marshman Postdoctoral Research Fellow at La Trobe University, focusing on Rural Health research. 

Thematic Groups 

2019 TASA Health Day: Data, Technology and Sociology in the Age of Digital Health

Call for Papers                                                                                                                         Friday 29th November, University of Western Sydney (Paramatta Campus)      Travel Bursaries Award: TASA has provided funding to award two travel bursaries of $300 to postgraduate or casual/unwaged staff TASA members (who are living outside of Sydney) to attend the symposium. Recipients do not have to submit an abstract to receive an award. If you wish to apply for a travel bursary please email Anthony K J Smith anthony.smith@unsw.edu.au for more information.                                          Submission deadline: August 9. Read on...

NextGen Migration Ethnicity and Multiculturalism Symposium

A one-day research symposium. 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.                                          Thursday, 3 October, 8.30am-4.30pm  Immigration Museum, Melbourne.                   Two travel bursaries of $400 each will be available for interstate TASA members who are postgrads/sessional staff/unwaged and whom without this financial support, would otherwise be unable to attend. If you would like to be considered for the travel bursary, please contact Jora Broerse at jozefien.broerse@live.vu.edu.au.                  For full event details, please read on...

Creativity and methodological innovation in the sociology of familial and intimate relationships

Families and Relationships Thematic Group Workshop                                    Western Sydney University, Paramatta city campus, Sydney, 29th November, 2019.          This one day meeting will bring together researchers at all stages of their career who are seeking to forge responsive and creative methods for investigating familial and intimate relationships.                                                                                                                              Submission deadline: August 2. Read on...

Social Sciences Week (SSW)

My School, Your School, Our Schools: A Sociology of Education Summit

Thursday 12 September 2019. University of Technology, Sydney                                                  Note: the program for this event has been updated and can be accessed here.                        To register, please click here. 

Social Sciences Week is an opportunity for social scientists to engage non-academic audiences with cutting edge social science research, to showcase 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. We encourage you to plan an event/s for Social Sciences Week this year; 9 - 15 September. Please note, the final date to register an event to be part of Social Sciences Week is Thursday, 1 August 2019.

Other Events, News & Opportunities

Intercultural Cities @ Swinburne University of Technology

Swinburne University : 

• TODAY 25 July 3.00-4.30: HDR Masterclass Prof. Ricard Zapata Barrero, Methodological Interculturalism
• Wednesday 31 July 12.00-2.00: Ms Irena Guidikova Public Lecture, Intercultural Cities: Evidence and experience

For more information contact Glenda Ballantyne. To register, please click here.

Public Lectures

‘Managing diversity in junior sport: the tension between participation and talent identification’                                                                                                      Tuesday 20 August , The University of Melbourne                                                                      Whether it’s within the workplace or on the sporting field, ‘diversity’ involves managing talent. In this public lecture, fellow member Karen Farquharson will explore how community-based junior sports clubs balance the desire to provide participation opportunities for children and the imperative to win.                                                  Bookings: Free, but required. Read on...

Monash Migration & Inclusion Centre public lecture: Migration & Border Games: Interlegality and Crisis in the European Union                              Maartje van der Woude (Professor of Law & Society at Leiden University)                Thursday 15 August 2019, 5-8pm (lecture from 5:30-6:30pm with drinks & canapes to follow)  
Seminar Rooms 2 & 3, Monash Conference Centre, Level 7, 30 Collins Street, Melbourne This event is free but registration is a must, read on...

Call for Participants

Fellow member Michael Walsh conducting a survey of Twitter users, aged 18 years and over. The research team's aim is to explore perceptions of interacting on twitter and examine attitudes towards incivility on that social media platform. Read on...

Masterclass

Monash Migration & Inclusion Centre postgraduate masterclass: Balancing Activism & Academia in Studying Migration and Border Control: Access, Positionality and Dissemination                                                                                  Maartje van der Woude (Professor of Law & Society at Leiden University)              Friday 23 August 2019, 10am-3:30pm (with lunch provided)
Tutorial room 141, Learning & Teaching Building, Monash University, Clayton Campus. Read on...

Publish in New Zealand Sociology

New Zealand Sociology journal is always on the look out for high quality submissions to review for publication.  If you are writing about New Zealand or have research findings of relevance to New Zealanders, send your manuscript today to be considered for 2020 issues. For the full details, read on...

Awards

The Paul Bourke Awards for Early Career Research                                            Academy of Social Sciences in Australia                                                                                Submission deadline: July 31. Read on...

Forums

New: Adding the A to Stem                                                                                                               7 August, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, North Fitzroy, Melbourne                                                            A panel of amazing women from the sciences talking about how to add the A (the arts) to STEM and WHY it matters. Read on...

Workshops

Re/imagining Personal Data                                                                                    University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
1 October 2019                                                                                                                              Registration and lunch are free, but places are strictly limited. Please contact Deborah Lupton as soon as possible with an email noting that you’d like to register to secure your place. Read on...

Seminars

Trans Men and the Ontological Politics of Medicine                                           Deakin University’s next ‘First Fridays’ Gender and Sexuality Studies                                    4pm on August 2 at Deakin Downtown, Melbourne.  Read on...

Monash Migration & Inclusion Centre seminar series: Crimmigrant framing and the role of race, nationality and ethnicity in European migration and border control                                                                                                                Maartje van der Woude (Professor of Law & Society at Leiden University)              Wednesday 21 August 2019, 12-1:30pm (with lunch provided)
Room N402, Menzies Building, 20 Chancellors Walk, Monash University, Clayton. Read on...

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. 

Symposiums

Pentecostal Charismatic Christianities and Migration                                    August 2, Western Sydney University. Parramatta campus                                                          Keynote: Associate Prof Richard Vokes, UWA: “‘The Spirit Really Moved Me’: Metaphors of Movement in African-Australian Conversion Narratives”                                                          This is a free event but registration needed for catering purposes. Read on...

What We Talk About When We Talk About Crisis: Social, Environmental, Institutional                                                                                                                         Australian National University, Canberra 5-6 December                                                  Submission deadline: July 31. Read on...

Conferences

New: 2019 AASR Conference on 'Religion and Violence'                                                 December 5-6 at the city campus of the University of Newcastle                                     Submission deadline extended to 8 August. Read on...

SAANZ Conference 2019 - Sociology for Everyone.                                       University of Auckland, 3-6 December                                                                                Submission deadline: 5pm September 20. Read on...

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

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...

Queer Displacements: Sexuality, Migration and Exile                                                
14-15 November 2019, Canberra, Australia                                                                    Submission deadline: September 1. 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... 

Contested Identities: Critical Conceptualisations of the Human                          The South African Society for Critical Theory (SASCT)                                                        Howard College Campus of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa                         22- 23 November                                                                                                                        Submission deadline: September 7. Read on...

Millennial Masculinities: Queers, Pimp Daddies and Lumbersexuals        Massey University, Wellington New Zealand, December 10-11                                        Submission deadline: August 30. 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...

TASA Documents and Policies

You can access details of TASA's current Executive Committee as well as documents and policies, including the Constitution, Code of Conduct, Grievance Procedures & TASA's History, via TASAweb here. 

Accessing Online Materials

From March last year, the list of available Sage Sociology full-text collection online journals jumped from 36 to 91 peer-reviewed journals encompassing over 63,000 articles.

To access those journals, as well as the Sage Research Methods Collection & the Taylor and Francis Full Text Collection, please click here for instructions, if needed.

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:

1. First name of gift recipient;
2. email address of gift recipient;
3. the membership category you are gifting (see the Membership Categories & Fees section of TASAweb);
4. the cost of the membership; and
5. 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

We encourage you to support your colleagues by sharing details of your latest publications with them via this newsletter. No publication is too big or too small. Any mention of sociology is of value to our association, and to the discipline, so please do send through details of your latest publication (fully referenced) for the next newsletter, to the TASA Office. Usually, the newsletter is disseminated every Thursday morning.

To ensure your publications listed in this newsletter, & subsequently on TASAweb, are referenced correctly by third party users, it would be greatly appreciated if you could email your publications to TASA's Office in a referenced format. 

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