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TASA's Award for Outstanding Contributions to Teaching in Australian Sociology is open for nominations. This award, first offered in 2015, celebrates outstanding contributions to enhancing the pedagogy, practice or outcomes of teaching and learning sociology in Australia. It recognises contributions at the disciplinary level (rather than acknowledging excellence in teaching within the classroom or institutions). Nominations close on June 15. Read on...

Members' Publications

Book Chapters

Journal Articles

Strengers, Y. Nicholls, L. (published online 21/2/17), ‘Convenience and energy consumption in the smart home of the future: industry visions from Australia and beyond.’ Energy Research and Social Science. 

Strengers, Y. Maller, C. (published online 16/2/17), ‘Adapting to ‘extreme’ weather: mobile practice memories of keeping warm and cool as a climate change adaptation strategy’, Environment and Planning A. 

Kim Jose, Alison Venn, Melanie Sharman, Stephen Wilkinson, Danielle Williams & Douglas Ezzy (2017). Understanding the gendered nature of weight loss surgery: insights from an Australian qualitative study, Health Sociology Review

Weng, E. (2016) ‘’The Heavens Opened and Cried’: Mediatised National Mourning for Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew’ in Asian Communication Research 13(2), pp. 65-85

Olson, R. E. & Brosnan, C. (2017). Examining interprofessional education through the lens of interdisciplinarity: Power, knowledge and new ontological subjects. Minverva

Smith, Gavin J.D., Lyria Bennett Moses and Janet Chan (2017) 'The challenges of doing criminology in the Big Data era: towards a digital and data-driven approach', The British Journal of Criminology, DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azw096

Minichiello, V., Scott, J. and Cox, C. (2017). 'Commentary: reversing the agenda of sex work stigmatization and criminalization: signs of a progressive society'.Sexualities.  DOI: 10.1177/1363460716684510 

Scott Fitzpatrick 2016. Ethical and political implications of the turn to stories in suicide prevention. Philosophy, Psychiatry & Psychology, 23, 3/4.

Scott Fitzpatrick 2016. Stories of suicide and social justice. Philosophy, Psychiatry & Psychology, 23, 3/4.

Altmann, E and Travers, M.  (2016).’Probing tensions between housing and age friendly communities policies for future direction’ [online]. Parity, Council to Homeless Persons, 29(9), Oct 2016: 18-19.

Informed News Analysis & Commentary

Andrew Jakubowicz, et al.: Australians believe 18C protections should stay, The Conversation 

Marcus Maloney & Steve Roberts: PewDiePie, new media stars and the court of public opinion, The Conversation (see subsequent radio interview under Podcasts below)

Podcasts

Marcus Maloney: Fame in the Internet Age- the case of PewDiePie, 2SER - Real Radio 107.3 FM

Videos

Andrew Jakubowicz: Why Cyber Racism matters

Journal of Sociology (JoS)

The March issue of JoS leads with an appreciation of the work of Ulrich Beck. Featured articles include work on animal studies, class, family, Islamic religiosity, migration, risk, social mobility, the strong programme and welfare rights.

Look out for the call for expressions of interest for the 2019 special edition. Coming soon.

Nexus 

The first-ever special issue of Nexus, now available,  is devoted to one of the most significant issues affecting universities and TASA members today. The exponential growth in short-term, part-time and casualised forms of employment has been a feature of neoliberal, post-industrial economies. Otherwise known as contingent or precarious labour, this form of work is now standard in Australian universities, where its effects on staff, would-be staff and students is profound. Read on...

Global Dialogue: Call for New Editor

The present Editor of Global Dialogue, Michael Burawoy, will complete his term of service at the end of December 2017. The International Sociological Association seeks an editor for Global Dialogue, the association’s newsletter and magazine. The new editor will take on responsibilities from January 2018 a term of three years with the possibility of renewal. Below is further information on the publication, on the tasks associated with the editorship and instructions on how to indicate your interest in the position. Read on...

Competition for Junior Sociologists

The International Sociological Association (ISA) has announced the organization of the Seventh Worldwide Competition for Junior Sociologists. The winners will be invited to participate in the XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology which will take place in Toronto, Canada in July 2018. Junior Scholars mean people who obtained their first Master's degree (or an equivalent graduate diploma) in sociology or in a related discipline, less than 10 years prior to March 31, 2017.                                                                                                      Submission deadline: March 31. Read on...

Events

A masterclass and symposium with Vincent Dubois

Cultural fields, cultural domination – a masterclass and symposium with Vincent Dubois A A one day masterclass: New perspectives on cultural domination’- and giving the keynote address at ‘Rethinking the Cultural Field’, a one day symposium on cultural field studies.  10 – 3pm Wednesday, April 5th, University of Canberra 

A one day symposium: Rethinking the Cultural Field                                                                        9.30 – 4pm Thursday April 6th, University of Canberra                                                                        

All welcome  (For catering purposes, please rsvp to Katie.Hayne@canberra.edu.au)

The full details on both events are available here. 

Workshop

 Mixed Race in Asia and Australasia: Migrations, Mobilities and Belonging                                    12 - 13 October, Singapore                                                                                                                                Paper submission deadline: April 1 . Read on... 

Seminars 

Mosque education in inner northwestern China between tradition and modernity                                                                                                                       March 2, Melbourne                                                                                                     Markus Fiebig, PhD candidate, Freie Universität Berlin.                                       Please rsvp to Tom Barnes. Read on...

Measuring and modelling alcohol harms                                                                                Thursday, 2 March 2017 – 1pm-2pm                                                                                                              * * * NOTE NEW LOCATION FOR NDRI SEMINARS * * *                                     Technology Park, Building 603, Level 2 Seminar Room (Room 213), Sarich Way, Bentley, WA. See map: http://ndri.curtin.edu.au/local/docs/pdf/maps/tech-park-map.pdf

Symposiums

Digital Food Cultures symposium                                                                                                  Friday 20 October, University of Canberra                                                                                                   This symposium is directed at the social, cultural, political and ethical dimensions of representations and practices related to using digital technologies for food production, consumption, preparation, eating out, promoting healthy diets or weight loss, marketing, ethical consumption, food activism and environmental and sustainability politics.             Abstract submission deadline: June 1. Read on...

Conferences

Crime and Justice in Asia and the Global South: An International Conference 10-13th July, Shangri-La Hotel, Cairns, Australia. Distinguished speakers include:

• Professor Jianhong Liu, University of Macau
• Professor Raewyn Connell, University of Sydney
• Professor Chuen-Jim Sheu, National Tapei University
• Professor Guoling Zhao Peking University, China
• Professor Stephen Tomsen, University of Western Sydney
• Professor Elliot Currie, University of California
• Professor John Braithwaite, RegNet, ANU

Abstract submission deadline: March 31. Read on...

International conference and master lectures                                                                                               The Human Person in View of Contempory Civilisational Processes                       March 29 - 30, the Faculty of Historical and Social Sciences at Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw.  The official language of the conference will be Polish and English. Read on...

Knowledge/Culture/Ecologies                                                                                 November 15-18, 2017
Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago - Chile                                                                                              Call for papers open. Read on...

8th Urban Space and Social Life:  Theory and Practice                                          Transforming Urbanity: People and Cities on the Move                                         9 - 12 June, Malyasia                                                                                                       Call for Papers, Photos for Exhibition, and Photo Essays                                        Submission deadline: March 31. Read on...

Education Transforms 2017: Raising aspirations for educational attainment.   Hobart – Tasmania, Australia 11-15 July.   This international meeting brings together scholars, policy-makers, and practitioners to reflect on and share insights about our collective mission to raise aspirations and enhance opportunities for educational attainment.                                                                                                                                                             Abstract submission deadline: 28 February. Read on...

Crime and Justice in Asia and the Global South: An International Conference”                                                                                                                                                           Co-hosted by the Crime and Justice Research Centre (QUT) and the Asian Criminological Society                                                                                                                                                                           10-13th July 2017, Shangri-La Hotel, Cairns, Australia                                                             Abstract submission deadline: 31 March. Read on...

Social Boundaries of Work. Methodological and Practical Problems of Research on Work and Employment in Modern Societies                                   27-28 of October, Institute of Sociology of the University of Silesia in Katowice (Poland) Submission deadline: April 30. Read on...

Calling for panel proposals for the ‘IRiS International Conference 2017: Global Perspectives on Research Co-production with Communities:  Ontologies, Epistemologies and Methodologies’. The Institute for Research into Super Diversity (IRiS) at the University of Birmingham and will be hosting its 4th annual conference in partnership with The Melbourne Social Equity Institute, University of Melbourne at the University of Birmingham on 14th and 15th September 2017. Go to the conference website for more details.

European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS)                                                                                 July 6- 8, 2017 Copenhagen                                                                                                                                 Sub-theme 69: Organization Studies and Industrial Relations: Overlapping Concerns and New Possibilities The stream seeks to promote the dialogue between labour relations and wider scholarship in organisation studies. They are looking for a broad range of contributions and would like to have some more submissions with a sociological bent. Read on...

Making alcohol and other drug realities                                                     Contemporary Drug Problems                                                                                                                      23-25 August, 2017. Helsinki, Finland                                                                                              Abstract submission deadline: March 1. Read on...

XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology                                                                                                 Power, Violence and Justice: Reflections, Responses and Responsibilities                            Toronto, Canada, on July 15-21, 2018. Read on...

Call for Papers - Journals

Sport, Feminism, and the Global South                                                                          Sociology of Sport Journal                                                                                           Guest editors: Kim Toffoletti and Catherine Palmer                                                    Submission deadline: March 1. Read on...

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