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TASA has introduced a membership category for School Teachers. We welcome, and encourage you, to spread the word!

Congratulations

A warm congratulations is extended to the teams who submitted winning bids for the Journal of Sociology 2019 Special Issue. There were two winners:

1. Indigenous Sociology: Contemporary Theoretical Perspectives                Guest Editors: Professor Maggie Walter, University of Tasmania, Professor Tracey McIntosh, University of Auckland, Professor Bronwyn Carlson, Macquarie University, and Dr Robert Webb, University of Auckland
2. Gendered and Generational Inequalities in the Gig Economy Era            Guest Editors: Professor Lyn Craig, Dr Signe Ravn, and Dr Brendan Churchill, University of Melbourne.  

Our congratulations are also extended to fellow member Phillipa Collin who won the Western Sydney Research Impact Competition on Tuesday: Changing the debate on young people's technology practice.

Members' Publications

Journal Articles

Ramia, Gaby; Patulny, Roger; Marston, Greg; Cassells, Kyla (2017) "The Relationship between Governance Networks and Social Networks: Progress, Problems and Prospect" Political Studies Review, Published Online: Oct 9, 2017.  DOI: 10.1177/1478929917713952

Mills, Kathy A., Bellocchi, Alberto, Patulny, Roger, & Dooley, Jane (2017) Indigenous children's multimodal communication of emotions through visual imagery. Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, 40(2), pp. 95-108.

Vincent, Eve, Butler, Rose and Ho, Christina 2017. “They try to avoid”: How do parents’ feelings about race and class difference shape school communities in a gentrifying area of inner Sydney, Australia? Emotion, Space and Society, 25: 29-46.​

Jordan McKenzie (2017). Is there such a thing as happiness in the present? Happiness and temporality, Journal of Classic Sociology. Published online: 19 Oct 2017

Kerry, S.C. (2017). Australian Queer Science Fiction Fans. Journal of Homosexuality DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2017.1395262

Connor, J., Copland, S., & Owen, J. (2017) “The infantilized researcher and research subject: ethics, consent and risk.” Qualitative Research 1-16

Wassan, MR, Hussain, Z, Shah, MA and Amin, SN. (2017). International labor migration and social change in rural Sindh, Pakistan. Asian and Pacific Migration Journal 26(3): 381-402. 

Blogs

Long term member David Rowe has retired: A Rite of Passage in the Life of Professor David Rowe

Cassie Curryer: Growing old without children: aged care’s sleeper issue

Lesley Pruitt: Music and Dance in Youth Peacebuilding (Sustainable Security)

Storify

Deborah Lupton: Digital Food Cultures Symposium

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. 

Joseph Borlagdan: The role of evaluation in a high quality community of practice, National Foyer Conference, 25-26 October, Sydney

Deborah Lupton: Technologies, bodies and health care, International In Sickness and Health Conference, June 2018, Sydney

Thematic Group Events

Youth Symposium - 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

Other Events, News & Opportunities

Call for Chapter Proposals

New: Justice 21 Committee of the Society for the Study of Social Problems          Call for Chapter Proposals for Justice 21 Global Project 2018                                      Proposals Due October 27, 2017                                                                                            Chapters Due January 2, 2018. Read on...

Call for Papers - Journals

New: Contextualizing Productive Aging in Asia                                                     Social Science & Medicine invites submissions to a special issue devoted to examining the determinants of productive aging and the health benefits of engagement in Asia.  Abstract submission deadline: October 31. Read on...

New: Connecting Sociological Research with Social Problems and Public Policies: Implications for Southern European Societies                                                Sociologia Online                                                                                                             Submission deadline: November 15. Read on...

Bursaries Opportunity

2 x Honours Bursaries from Monash Population, Migration and Social Inclusion Focus Program

In 2018 the Monash Population, Migration and Social Inclusion (PMSI) Focus Program is offering two Honours Bursaries (value $3,000) to support students to undertake research that aligns with our research agenda. PMSI aims to provide understandings of the social, economic and physical impact of population growth in Australia with a specific focus on short and long term consequences of increased immigration for social inclusion as well as settlement experiences for regular and irregular migrant groups.

For further information on these bursaries including eligibility and application details visit our Honours bursary webpage or contact Rebecca Powell Rebecca.powell@monash.edu  Applications close November 10, 2017.

Public Lecture

Flinders Sociology 40th Anniversary Raewyn Connell Public Lecture          Flinders Victoria Square, Adelaide. Tuesday November 21, 5:30pm                                            Space is limited, RSVP is essential. Read on...

Prize Opportunity - 4th year thesis

Prize for the best fourth year thesis in the field of LGBTIQ studies        Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives                                                                                             For theses completed in the last 2 years                                                                                       Submission deadline: November 1. Read on...

Multigenerational Panel Discussions

LGBTI History Month @ LOOP will present a series of multigenerational panel conversations about the history of LGBTI activism, and explore how these histories can inform contemporary campaigns for LGBTI equality, including marriage equality. The remaining one will be held at the LOOP Bar, 23 Meyers Pl, Melbourne VIC 3000, 6pm on Wednesday 1 November:   Religious Activism

Research Symposium

Health Inequities, Trade and Global Governance Research Symposium           La Trobe University's Centre for Health Law and Society                                                               30 November                                                                                                                       Registration is free but essential. Read on...

Conferences

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

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

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.

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