TASA 2018

Some important pending deadlines for the conference are:

• August 24 for all TASA 2018 Conference Scholarship applications:

1. Conference Scholarship for TASA Members with Disabilities;
2. The Jerzy Zubrzycki Postgraduate Conference Scholarship;
3. TASA Postgraduate Conference Scholarship;
4. TASA Conference Scholarship for Sociology in Action; and
5. TASA Precarious Work Scholarship Fund; 

• September 7 for conference registration to be included in the program. To register now, click on the purple button below.

TASA Executive Election

The next call for TASA's Executive Committee nominations will be disseminated to all TASA members on August 1. Read on...

Employment Opportunities

Research Assistant / Fellow - Rural Health Evaluation

New: Monash Rural Health Bendigo is seeking a research assistant in rural health evaluation based at its Rural Clinical School, Mercy Street, Bendigo.

Ideally the candidate will have a Master of Public Health or similar, or honours-level research skills, or a PhD or professional doctorate graduate.

The candidate will have an understanding of rural health systems, national and state policy, be able to apply qualitative and quantitative methods and work extensively with stakeholders. 

Proposed start date: From 1 September 2018. Read on...

Professors of Sociology, The University of Newcastle

The School of Humanities and Social Sciences at The University of Newcastle seeks to appoint two Professors of Sociology to join a dynamic and high performing School that is undergoing transformation across its research and teaching.                                  Applications close: TOMORROW July 13. Read on...

Higher Degree by Research (HDR) Scholarship Opportunities

The Institute for Culture and Society is advertising two new HDR scholarships funded through a new interdisciplinary NHMRC CRE for Adolescent Health. Scholarships are based within Stream 1: A new ethics of engagement with young people in health. The topics and Centre for Research Excellence will be particularly relevant for people interested in critical digital health studies, social and cultural youth health research, interdisciplinary research and data ethics.

1. Data, Technology and Ethics in Adolescent Health Research
2. Socio-cultural Perspectives and Possibilities of Adolescent Health in the Digital Age

The application deadline for both scholarships is July 22, 2018

PhD Scholarship Opportunities

Promoting Independence though quality dementia care at home (PITCH)

New: The National Ageing Research Institute (NARI) is leading a 3-year NH&MRC Boosting Dementia Research project called “Promoting Independence though quality dementia care at home (the PITCH project).”  NARI is looking for a talented student to undertake a PhD connected to the PITCH study, to commence in 2018.                      Expressions of interest need to submitted asap. Read on...

How schools foster refugee student resilience 

Applications are now open for a PhD scholarship in the School of Education at the University of South Australia investigating how schools enact policy to support students from refugee backgrounds to be successful. The scholarship is offered as part of an ARC Linkage Grant.  The successful applicant will be supervised by Professor Roger Slee, Associate Professor Anna Sullivan and Dr Melanie Baak. Scholarship details can be accessed here. If you require further information, please contact Anna Sullivan.

The number of Social Sciences Week (SSW) events are growing. You can check them all out on the SSW website here. 

Public Lecture – AI IS NOT WHAT YOU THINK: Everyday Life and the Digital Revolution

In this provocative lecture, Cambridge-trained sociologist Anthony Elliott argues that much of what passes for conventional wisdom about the AI Revolution is either ill-considered or plain wrong.  The reason?  AI is not so much about the future, but is rather a revolution already well underway – albeit one which is unfolding in complex and uneven ways across the globe.

From industrial robots to chatbots, and from driverless cars to military drones – AI, Elliott argues, is transforming all aspects of our lives, from the most intimate aspects of personal relationships to the changing nature of work, employment and unemployment.

Elliott explores how intelligent machines, advanced robotics, accelerating automation, big data and the Internet of Everything are impacting everyday life and modern societies.  The rise of smart machines transforms the global economy, but equally there are now massive changes to society and everyday life.  In order to grasp the full impact of these transformations, Elliott focuses not only on automated technology and jobs and employment, but also AI and new forms of social interaction and the transformation of private life.

13th September, Western Sydney University. Read on...

Digital Society: New Frontiers in Sociological Research

This one-day symposium explores new and emerging social research into digital spaces and phenomena, as well as methods that use online digital data.                                    Keynote speaker: Deborah Lupton                                                                                Australian National University, Canberra. 11 September.                                      Researchers are invited to participate in a one-day event to explore the intersection of culture, digital media and online spaces. If you are using digital methods or just grappling with this emerging area, we encourage you to attend and engage with cutting-edge research and methods in digital sociology. Submission format options include:

• 300 word abstracts for the paper sessions (15 min presentations)
• Proposals for research notes and paper presentations sessions

Submission deadline: August 10. Read on...

Symposium: Migration, Social Inclusion and the Multicultural City

This one-day symposium will be held on Friday, 14 September,  9am - 5pm. Western Sydney University, Parramatta City Campus. The event will bring together academics, government and NGO agencies, community workers and industry, with the aim of identifying and discussing the pertinent challenges today – new and persistent – in the intersections of global migration and social inclusion in Australia’s multicultural cities. More details on this event will be available soon. In the meantime, here is the list of confirmed speakers to-date:

• A/Prof Farida Fozdar
• Dr Randa Abdel Fattah
• Dr Shanthi Robertson
• Dr Jacqueline Nelson
• A/Prof Amanda Wise
• Dr Christina Ho
• Dr Kristine Aquino
• Dr Jennifer Cheng
• Zarlasht Sarwari
• Doug Cronin
• Charlotte Sefton
• Nirary Dacho, Refugee Talent
• Nickie Flambouras, AFL Multcultural Programs NSW/ACT

The Beaumont Children: investigations and implications of cold-cases

We are pleased to announce that the Crime and Governance thematic group will be hosting this Social Sciences Week (SSW) event. The event, The Beaumont Children: investigations and implications of cold-cases, will be held on the 11th September at the University of Newcastle's Sydney Location. It will involve a panel discussion with two specialist forensic investigators, Dr Xanthé Mallett and Duncan McNab, and a fellow member, Ben Lohmeyer. The group hope to attract a diverse audience to this event.

There are 3 x $200 bursaries for TASA postgraduate/casual/unwaged members based in regional NSW or interstate to support support accommodation/transportation costs. There are also 5 x $20 bursaries for TASA postgraduate/casual/unwaged members based in Sydney to support car parking or public transport costs (excluding fuel expenses). Anyone interested in applying for these bursaries can email Joel.

The organisers are also looking for undergraduate students who would be interested volunteering. The undergraduate volunteers would be asked to post on social media throughout the event. These students will receive 1 year TASA membership and a $20 visa gift card for their involvement (limited to 10 students). Please pass this email onto any  undergraduate student you think may be interested in volunteering. Interested students can email Joel.

For more details, & to register, please read on..

For details about SSW, please go to the Social Sciences Week website. 

Members' Publications

Books

Book Chapters

Teague, S. & Robinson, P. 2018, History of Unreason: The Social Construction of Mental Illness, Chapter 1 in J. Martin, (ed.), Mental Health Policy, Practice, and Service Accessibility in Contemporary Society. New York: IGI Global (in press).

Teague, S. & Robinson, P. 2018, Violence: Mental Health, Family and Media Reporting, Chapter 8 in J. Martin, (ed.), Mental Health Policy, Practice, and Service Accessibility in Contemporary Society. New York: IGI Global (in press).

Garth Stahl, 'Counternarratives to Neoliberal Aspirations: White Working-Class Boys’ Practices of Value-Constitution' in Simmons, Robin, Smyth, John (Eds.) (2018). Formal Education in Education and Working-Class Youth: Reshaping the Politics of Inclusion. Springer.

Book Reviews

Peter Alsen (2018). Book Review: David McCallum, Criminalizing Children: Welfare and the State in Australia. Journal of Sociology. 

Mallman, Mark 2018. Book review: Gender Capital at Work: Intersections of Femininity, Masculinity, Class and Occupation, Thesis Eleven vol. 146(1), pp. 148-150. The book author is fellow member, & one of the current JoS EiCs,  Kate Huppatz.

Nafiseh Ghafournia (2018). Islam and Social Work: Culturally Sensitive Practice in a Diverse World. Australian Social Work. 

Journal - Articles

Garth Stahl (2018). “My choice was not to become a tradesman, my choice was to go to uni”: Australian working-class masculinities, widening participation and lifelong learning. Education + Training

Alan France, Steve Roberts & Bronwyn Wood (2018). Youth, social class and privilege in the antipodes: Towards a new research agenda for youth sociology. Journal of Sociology.

Valerii Pylypenko, Gul'barshyn Chepurko (2018). 'Modernisation Processes as Seen in Light of the Theory and Methodology', Sociology: Theory, Methods, Marketing, 2, pp. 212–232. Translated by TASA member Olga Maksimenko. 

Informed News & Analysis

Dina Bowman (July 2, 2018). Employment services aren’t working for older jobseekers, jobactive staff or employers. The Conversation.

Michael Gilding, Dean Lusher & Helen Bird (July 12, 2018). ‘Network contagion’ is key to getting healthier numbers of women on company boards.  The Conversation.

Blogs

Karen Farquharson (June 29, 2018). Race, sport and media: questioning the status quo. Pursuit.

Alan Scott (June 2018). See Sociology as Human Interactions, Not Theory.

Zines

Edition #3 of So Fi Zine is out now. Featuring sociological fiction and art by TASA members, plus guest editorials by Les Back and Nirmal Puwar. Read it online at sofizine.com.

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.

Other Events, News & Opportunities

Free Sociology Content

You can enjoy free content throughout the XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology 2018 via Sage Publishing. Read on...

International Sociological Association

isagram 163, June 2018. 

Letter from the ISA President, June 2018

Call for Participants

Imagining the future after Brexit: Academics tell their stories. After four decades of membership, the UK has voted to leave the European project. The ramifications of Brexit are starting to be felt both within and outside the ‘Brexit area’ and are likely to continue to be felt for years to come after the UK finally leaves the European Union. However, little is known about the impact that Brexit is having on academics, a set of skilled workers who face significant post-Brexit upheaval in not only their employment options and future opportunities, but also their social lives. The impact is not only felt by EU citizens currently living in the UK; it also affects British citizens currently living and working abroad. We are interested in the perspectives of both groups. The research focuses on EU academics living and working in the UK & British academics living and working abroad. The project conducted by Dr Cristina Costa (University of West of England), Dr Mark Murphy (University of Glasgow) and Dr Rille Raaper (University of Durham) –  three European Union Citizens living in the UK – as well as Dr Jenna Condie (Western Sydney University), a British Citizen living in Australia. Our biographical and professional trajectories may hint at our interest in this project! For further information and guidance on how to contribute with your narrative, please link here.

Symposiums

New: Open Access, Data Sharing and Archiving of Qualitative Research Workshop
9 August, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne Registration is free, but required. Read on...

New: Pentecostal Charismatic Christianities in Oceania                                                            17 August, Alphacrucis College, Parramatta, NSW. Read on...

Rural Crime and the Law: from community concerns to institutional action      29-30 November, University of New England, Armidale, NST                                      Keynotes: Professor Russell Hogg, QUT, and Mr Steve Bradshaw, retired Assistant Commissioner NSW Police Force.                                                                                    Submission deadline: October 1. Read on...

A TASA Postgraduate and ECR workshop, ‘Behind the Scenes: How to Run Academic Events and Organise Collaborative Publishing,’ will be held at Griffith University (South Bank campus) on Thursday September 27, 2018. This is a free workshop for Postgraduate and ECR members of TASA. 

This workshop will feature a panel with Professor Andy Bennett (Griffith) and Dr Brady Robards (Monash), chaired by Ashleigh Watson (Griffith), as well as practical activities aimed at demystifying the organisation of academic events and collaborative publishing. This event is being run in conjunction with the Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research’s Language, Culture and Belonging Symposium (LCBS2018).                    For information and registration, please read on... 

Doing Gender: Relationships, Emotions and Spaces of Learning              Monday, August 13th, Deakin Downtown, 9.30-2.30pm                                            Conveners: Amanda Keddie (Deakin University) and Garth Stahl (University of South Australia)                                                                                                                                             The one-day symposium is focused on discussing previous and current research on emotions and gender which inform our thinking about young people’s experiences with learning today. For more details and to register, read on...

Conferences

New: Owning Future Change, Youth Health Conference                                                  This year they are accepting abstracts for oral papers, posters and 90 minute symposia.       7 - 9 November,Gold Coast                                                                                        Submission deadline: July 20. Read on...

9th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION
Unleashing the Full Potential of Civil Society
26-29 November, Western Sydney University, Parramatta South Campus        Submission deadline: July 16. Read on...

The Future of Academic Work: a Deliberative Conference                        University of Technology, Sydney                                                                                    Wednesday 5 December, 2018. 9am-5pm.                                                                    Registrations are now open for this free conference. If you would like more information about the event, or to propose a workshop, please contact Dr Nour Dados - (02)95141190. To register, click here. 

Australasian Association of Buddhist Studies (multidisciplinary)                              8–9 November 2018
Deakin Downtown, Melbourne                                                                                            Submission deadline: July 31. 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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