The Australian Sociological Association: Members' Newsletter
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As mentioned a few weeks ago, the next call for TASA's Executive Committee nominations will be disseminated to all TASA members on August 1. Read on...
TASA 2018
Asylum Seeker and Refugee Rights Advocacy in Australia
This esteemed panel, featuring Emeritus Professor Gillian Triggs, David Manne and Fadak Alfayadh, will examine the TASA Conference theme of precarity, rights and resistance focused on asylum seeker and refugee rights advocacy in Australia. Read on...
Scholarships
Some important pending deadlines for the conference are:
- August 24 for all TASA 2018 Conference Scholarship applications:
- Conference Scholarship for TASA Members with Disabilities;
- The Jerzy Zubrzycki Postgraduate Conference Scholarship;
- TASA Postgraduate Conference Scholarship;
- TASA Conference Scholarship for Sociology in Action; and
- 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.
Employment Opportunities
Research Assistant / Fellow - Rural Health Evaluation
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...
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.
- Data, Technology and Ethics in Adolescent Health Research
- 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)
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
Book Chapters
Lucy Nicholas (2019) 'Gender and Sexuality'. In Levy, Carl, Adams, Matthew (Eds.). The Palgrave Handbook of Anarchism. Palgrave Macmillan.
Book Reviews
Journal - Articles
Jenny Chesters (2018). Egalitarian Australia? Associations between family wealth and outcomes in young adulthood. Journal of Sociology.
Scott Fitzpatrick (2018). Reshaping the Ethics of Suicide Prevention: Responsibility, Inequality and Action on the Social Determinants of Suicide, Public Health Ethics.
Sophie Lewis, Karen Willis & Fran Collyer (2018). Navigating and making choices about healthcare: The role of place. Health & Place.
Janne Malfroy & Karen Willis (2018). The role of institutional learning and teaching grants in developing academic capacity to engage successfully in the scholarship of teaching and learning. International Journal for Academic Development
Rikke Guldager, Karen Willis, Kristian Larsen & Ingrid Poulsen (2018). Relatives′ strategies in sub‐acute brain injury rehabilitation: the warrior, the observer and the hesitant. Journal of Clinical Nursing.
Kokanović, R., Brophy, L., McSherry, B., Flore, J., Moeller-Saxone, K., & Herrman, H. (2018) Supported decision-making from the perspectives of mental health service users, family members supporting them and mental health practitioners. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry (ANZJP). DOI: 10.1177/0004867418784177
Newman, C.E., Persson, A, Ellard, J. (2018) When HIV figures in family life: exploring the relational reach of serodiscordance. Published online in Sexuality and Culture on 5 July 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12119-018-9542-2
Cui, J, Mao, L, Rose, G., Newman, C.E. (2018) Understanding Client Empowerment: An Online Survey of Social Workers Serving People with Mental Health Issues. Published online in The British Journal of Social Work on 2 July 2018. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcy057
Newman, C. (2018) Queer families: valuing stories of adversity, diversity and belonging. Published online in Culture, Health and Sexuality on 31 May 2018. [invited] https://doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2018.1468032
Informed News & Analysis
Joshua Roose (July 11, 2018). ‘Ideological masculinity’ that drives violence against women is a form of violent extremism. The Conversation.
Project Websites
Shanthi Robertson (July 2018) Staggered Pathways: Temporality, Mobility and Asian Temporary Migrants in Australia
Blogs
Deborah Lupton (July 14, 2018). Ideas for participatory arts/design activities with a digital health focus. This Sociological Life.
Ann Game, (July 17, 2018) 'Belonging in Anghiari: Franco Talozzi'. Living in Relation.
Videos
James Arvanitakis (July 2018). Busting the Myth of Writer's Block
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...
The top cited articles published in Families, Relationships and Societies in 2016 and 2017 are all free to access in July 2018 here.
International Sociological Association
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.
Seminar
The Deakin University Gender and Sexuality Studies ‘First Fridays' seminar series Historical Perspectives on Queer Visibility and National Belonging in Indonesia 4pm on 3 August at Deakin Downtown (at 727 Collins St, near Southern Cross Station). Read on...
Symposiums
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...
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
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...
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:
- First name of gift recipient;
- email address of gift recipient;
- the membership category you are gifting (see the Membership Categories & Fees section of TASAweb);
- the cost of the membership; and
- 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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