FINAL CALL: TASA 2019 Members' Survey

Dear ,

We've extended our 2019 Members' Survey, until Monday July 8. The survey results will guide the way TASA invests its resources over the coming years so we really want to hear what you want from your association. We've also made the survey easier to access at one click (no login/password!). Do contact TASA admin if you experience issues accessing the survey. It's important that all TASA members have an opportunity to provide feedback on TASA and key components of its offerings and operations. 

FINAL CALL: Early Career Researcher Award

The deadline for Early Career Researcher – Best Paper Prize nominations is June 30.

Congratulations

A warm congratulations is extended to Gianluigi Rotondo who was awarded his PhD recently; Intercultural practices and support services: Refugees and asylum seekers in Australia and Italy.  Monash University, School of Social Sciences. Supervisors: Helen Forbes-Mewett and Gil-Soo Han.

TASA 2021

Call for Expressions of Interest

We are seeking expressions of interest for hosting the November 2021 TASA Conference.    Expressions of Interest deadline: Friday July 12. Read on...

Employment Opportunities

New: Lecturer in Indigenous Social Sciences                                                                       The University of Sydney, Academic level B continuing lectureship at our Camperdown/Darlington campus                                                                                        Application deadline: July 23. Read on...

Lecturer, Environmental Social Science                                                                      ANU, Canberra / ACT                                                                                                            Application deadline: July 21. Read on...

Sessional Teaching in Health Sociology                                                                            UTAS Sydney. Facilitate workshops with health profession students in second semester 2019. Please forward EOI and CV to: Dr Kim McLeod, 03 6324 5045.

Research Officer / Research Fellow                                                                                    The Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS)                                      La Trobe University, Bundoora campus                                                                                Application deadline: June 30. 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...

Research Fellow                                                                                                                      Deakin University, Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus                                                                  Bioethics in the Antipodes: A history of Australian bioethics since the 1980s'  Application deadline: June 30. Read on...

Assistant Research Scientist                                                                                                Center for Survey Research, Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwanor.                                                                               Application deadline: June 30. Read on...

PhD Scholarship Opportunities

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...

The Politics of Postgenomic Life in the Global South: India                            Deakin University, starting in October 2019                                                                            Expression of Interest deadline: July 1. Read on...

Intergenerational Equity and Well-being Within and Between Generations        UNSW                                                                                                                                            Expressions of Interest deadline: July 14. Read on...

PhD Scholarship in Sociology - Social Media & Employment                        Monash University, Clayton                                                                                                                It is important that you contact Brady Robards prior to submission of the EOI to discuss the project.                                                                                                                                          Submission deadline: June 30. Read on...

There are 2 PhD scholarships on offer (1 based in Sydney and 1 in Perth) as part of the Australian Research Council (ARC) funded project: The African Diaspora and Pentecostalism in Australia: New Perspectives on Materiality, Media and Religion:

1. Religion and Society Research Centre, School of Social Sciences and Psychology, Western Sydney University, Sydney
2. School of Social Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth

Application deadline: June 30. 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

Books

Book Chapters

Ashley Barnwell (2019) Working With Family Histories in Ashley Barnwell & Kate Douglas (eds.) ebook 2019, Research Methodologies for Auto/biography Studies ,Taylor & Francis. 

Signe Ravn (2019 Telling Life Stories Using Creative Methods in Qualitative Interviews in Ashley Barnwell & Kate Douglas (eds.) ebook 2019, Research Methodologies for Auto/biography Studies ,Taylor & Francis. 

Book Reviews

Killen, G. (2019). Book Review: Akane Kanai, Gender and Relatability in Digital Culture: Managing Affect, Intimacy and Value. Journal of Sociology. 

Journal Articles

Theresa Petray, Tanya Doyle, Elise Howard, Rhian Morgan, Ryl Harrison (2019) Re-engineering the “leaky pipeline” metaphor: diversifying the pool by teaching stem “by stealth”. International Journal of Gender, Science and Technology. 

Simpson Reeves, L., Parsell, C., & Liu, S. (2019). Towards a phenomenology of poverty: Defining poverty through the lived experiences of the ‘poor.’ Journal of Sociology. 

Cook, J., & Cuervo, H. (2019). Agency, futurity and representation: Conceptualising hope in recent sociological work. The Sociological Review.

Joanne Bryant, Jake Rance, Peter Hull, Limin Mao, Carla Treloar (2019) Making sense of ‘side effects’: Counterpublic health in the era of direct-acting antivirals. International Journal of Drug Policy. 

Lazuardi, E., Newman, C.E., Anintya, I., Rowe, E., Wirawan, D.N., Wisaksana, R., Subronto, Y.W., Kaldor, J., Kusmayanti, N.A., Iskandar, S., Bell, S. (2019) Understanding the Social Influences on Engaging Key Populations With HIV Prevention: A Qualitative Study With Men Who Have Sex With Men in Three Indonesian Cities. AIDS Education and Prevention, 31(3), 206–223. https://doi.org/10.1521/aeap.2019.31.3.206

Holt, M., Newman, C.E., Lancaster, L, Smith, A.K., Hughes, S. and Truong, H.-H.M. (2019) HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and the ‘problems’ of reduced condom use and sexually transmitted infections in Australia: a critical analysis from an evidence-making intervention perspective. Published online in Sociology of Health and Illness on 15 May 2019. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.12967

Persson, A., Newman, CE., Rasmussen, M.L., Marshall, D., Cover, R., Aggleton, P. (2019) Queerying notions of “difference” among two generations of Australians who do not identify heteronormatively. Published online in Sexuality and Culture on 24 June 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12119-019-09625-3

After a hiatus of several years, Critical Race and Whiteness Studies Journal is re-emerging. Two TASA members have papers in the inaugural issue:

1. Deirdre Howard-Wagner (2019) Indigenous policy formation in the neoliberal age? Critical Race and Whiteness Studies Journal.
2. Koerner, C. (2019). Ever widening circles of compassion. CRAWS. June: https://acrawsa.org.au/current-issues/

Informed News & Analysis

Julie Lawson, Jago Dodson, Kathleen Flanagan, Keith Jacobs, Laurence Troy, Ryan van den Nouwelant (June 26, 2019) Australia’s social housing policy needs stronger leadership and an investment overhaul. The Conversation. 

Kellie Bousfield (June 20, 2019) NSW budget: giving schools extra money only if they meet ‘outcomes’ can hamper teaching standards. The Conversation. 

Nicholas Hookway (June 20, 2019) Business owners could do better with self-care. The Examiner. 

Eileen Clark:  Cooksley, Coral. (2019) Our Anzac legacy. Ovens and Murray Advertiser. 25 April. pp. 1, 6.

Newsletters

Deborah Lupton (June 24, 2019) Vitalities Lab Newsletter Number 3. This Sociological Life. 

Podcasts

Dan Woodman (June 19, 2019) The 24/7 work culture. ABC - Myf Warhurst.

Gavin Smith (June 7, 2019) The snake-catching sociologist. This Academic's Life. 

Videos

Yolande Strengers et al. (June 16, 2019) The Business of Energy - A Different Lens. Monash University. 

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' 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. 

Thematic Group Events

Public Lecture

Decolonising Multilingualism: What Happens To Emotions When English Takes a Step Back?                                                                                                         Professor Alison Phipps – University of Glasgow                                                                         6.30-8.30pm, 22 July 2019, G60 Braggs Lecture Theatre, University of Adelaide.          Registrations is free but essential. Read on...

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...

The Future of Rural Sociology in Australia

The program for TOMORROW'S Rural Issues thematic group Symposium is available here. For the full details of the event, including a link to register, please click here. Note, you can follow this event via Twitter on hastag: #RIS2019

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                                                  The program for this event is now available. Read on...

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

Publish in New Zealand Sociology

New: 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. The journal accepts a wide range of theoretical and empirical material, including articles on Māori and Pasifika issues, policy, gender, politics, class, race and ethnicity, social justice, the environment and much more.  The editors are also open to publishing research using innovative methodologies.                                                       For the full details, read on...

Archiving qualitative research projects in the sociology of education and youth – call for proposals

Professor Julie McLeod and Dr Kate O’Connor (University of Melbourne) are seeking proposals from sociology of education, childhood and youth researchers interested in archiving data from their qualitative research projects within a new repository housed within the Australian Data Archive (ADA). They have received a grant from the Australian Research Data Commons (Transformative Data Collections scheme) to support this work. Funding of up to $4000 per project is available to assist in preparing materials for digital archiving. We will provide guidance and support in setting up your archive, including protocols for anonymisation, access conditions, development of appropriate metadata and ethical and methodological guidelines. Expressions of interest are due to Dr Kate O’Connor by COB 12 July 2019 and projects will need to be archived by 30 September 2019. Please see our website for further details. 

Call for Participants

Australian experiences of Cosmetic Medical Tourism                                               Have you or someone you know recently travelled or is considering travelling overseas from Australia for a cosmetic medical procedure? To access more information about the study please go to the website.  Additional information about the study may be obtained from Dr Rowena Forsyth. 

Project: “Culturally and linguistically diverse migrant and refugee students’ participation in and transition out of university studies and into the ‘caring professions’: What are the views of educators?”
For the full details, and to complete the survey, please read on...

Call for Applications/Nominations as Scientific Director of the International Institute for the Sociology of Law

The International Institute for the Sociology of Law, IISL, Onati, is issuing a call through the Research Committee for the Sociology of Law of the International Sociological Association for nominations for the position of Scientific Director of IISL.                  Nomination deadline: July 1. Read on...

Awards

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

Workshops

AKE: a critical feminist arts/research workshop                                                            19 July, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm AEST, South Brisbane                                                                Registration is free but places are limited. Read on...

Dark Social Spaces                                                                                                                  Keynote: Robert W. Gehl, Monday, 7 October 2-4pm                                                              Workshop: Tuesday, 8 October, 2-4pm                                                                                          Deakin Downtown, Melbourne                                                                                                  Submission deadline: July 17. Read on...

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

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

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...

Australian Rural & Remote Mental Health Symposium 
Monday 28th – Wednesday 30th October 2019                                                                       Hear insights from experts who are working to improve mental health services within rural and remote areas and discover what you can do to provide and advocate for equal mental health care for all Australians                                                                             Submissions deadline: TOMORROW June 28. Read on...

Conferences

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...

Youth Studies and the Challenges of Late Capitalism in a Globalised World       Journal of Youth Studies Conference                                                                                              December 2nd-4th 2019, University of Newcastle, Australia                                                  Submission deadline: June 28. 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...

After Liberalism? Populism and the Future of Democracy                                     20-22 November, Deakin Downtown, Melbourne                                                              Submission deadline: July 5. Read on...

Advancing Equality at Work and Home: Strengthening Science and Collaboration                                                                                                                                        June 25-27, 2020, New York Hilton Midtown in New York City.                                   Submissions open in July and close November 1, 2019. 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...

SAVE THE DATE   SAANZ Conference 2019 - Sociology for Everyone.                  University of Auckland, 3-6 December 

TASA Documents and Policies

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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.

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