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We are looking forward to seeing many of you in a few weeks at the #TASA2017 conference in Perth. It is also time to enter the dates for the following conference into your 2018 schedule! We are excited to announce that #TASA2018 will be hosted by Deakin University and the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation at the Burwood Victoria campus from November 19th to the 22nd 2018. The theme, as shown in the image above, is Precarity, Rights and Resistance. For further details, please read on...

If you want to be a part of all the fun LOC action, please remember to submit your proposal to host either the 2019 or 2020 TASA Conference by Friday November 17. Full details are available on the Call for Expressions of Interest web page.

An overview of the upcoming #TASA2017 program is available here.

Members' Publications

Book Chapters

Garth Stahl & Pete Dale (2017) Masculine Learner Identities in the Field of Student-Directed Musical Learning in Albright, J., Hartman, D. & WidinBourdie, J. (Eds.) Bourdieu’s Field Theory and the Social Sciences, Springer

Journal Articles

Peta Cook & Angela Dwyer (2017). No longer raising eyebrows: The contexts and domestication of Botox as a mundane medical and cultural artefact, Journal of Consumer Culture

Nicholas Hookway (2017) The moral self: Class, narcissism and the problem of do-it-yourself moralities, The Sociological Review

Informed News & Analysis

Alan Morris: Last of the Millers Point and Sirius tenants hang on as the money now pours in, The Conversation

James Arvanitakis: Same Sex Marriage Postal Survey, ABC News Breakfast

Audio

Nicholas Hookway: University researchers seize upon Masters Games opportunity, ABC Northern Tasmania

Blogs

Sue Nichols: Representing Student Diversity in the First Year Experience

Podcasts

Raewyn Connell & Bronwyn Winter:The Politics of Gender: Can We Resolve the Tension between Identity, Biology and Power? ABC Radio National with Waleed Aly and Scott Stephens

Justin Smith & Nicholas Hookway: Plane Game

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.

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

10 spots left, CLICK HERE to register

Other Events, News & Opportunities

Inequality Campaign - Share the Pie

New: Fellow member Dina Bowman is a part of the 'Share the Pie' campaign: Are we all getting a fair share of Australia's pie? "There is growing concern in our community that the Newstart Allowance for unemployed people is inadequate. Australia is a prosperous nation, but now has one of the lowest unemployment payments in the developed world."The 'Share the Pie' campaign is an initiative to help "spur community conversation about inequality issues and a ‘fair go’ for all."

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...

Workshop

New: HASS Centres of Excellence workshop for the forthcoming ARC Centres of Excellence rounds. Monday, 11 December, 10:00am–4:00pm, ACT Free Admission: Bookings essential. RSVP: by 4 December. Read on...

Symposiums

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...

New: Working with Communities: Alcohol & Other Drug Intervention & Policy Research National Drug Research Institute 30th Anniversary Symposium Thursday 30 November, 8:30am-5pm Registration 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:

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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