The Australian Sociological Association: Members' Newsletter
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Members' Newsletter
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Only 4 sleeps until TASA 2016. Thanks to fellow member Roger Wilkinson, who volunteered his time, the 2016 Conference Proceedings are now available. As mentioned last week, there will be a printed copy of the Conference Handbook in the satchels. You can read ahead, though, by accessing the Program at a Glance and the Concurrent Program. These documents are all up-to-date with the latest addendum sheet available here. A link to the Book of Abstracts will be emailed to all delegates tomorrow.
Congratulations
Our warm congratulations are extended to Ashlin Lee who was recently awarded his PhD: Defining the Informatic Person –– Exploring How Socio-Technical Relationships are Created and Negotiated in Informatic Contexts.
Employment Opportunities
Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Sociology of Ageing/Social Gerontology
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore invite applications for a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of Sociology from candidates with expertise in the sociology of ageing/social gerontology. Candidates should possess a PhD in Sociology or a related social-science discipline at the time of appointment, demonstrable evidence of excellence in research and teaching, and a commitment to university service. The University emphasizes cutting-edge research and teaching and boasts strong support for each. The successful applicant is expected to teach in English at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Application deadline: 30 December 2016. Read on...
The University of New England currently has two great sociology employment opportunities available:
The Discipline of Sociology at UNE seeks to appoint a Senior Lecturer in Sociology, and a Lecturer in Sociology, who will both teach and have a research and publication record in one or more of the following areas: Social Research Methods (especially mixed methods); Social Policy; Cultural Sociology, as well as other substantive disciplinary areas in Sociology, especially Family and Childhood; Media and Consumption; Youth Studies; Development and/or Environmental Studies. The Senior Lecturer position will also be expected to take on leadership roles within the School as required.
Application deadline: December 4. The full details of both positions can be accessed via the links above.
Members' Publications
Books
Cox, J.L. & Possamai, A. (Eds.), Religion and Non-Religion among Australian Aboriginal Peoples, Routledge. Offering a significant contribution to the emerging field of 'Non-Religion Studies', Religion and Non-Religion among Australian Aboriginal Peoples draws on Australian 2011 Census statistics to ask whether the Indigenous Australian population, like the wider Australian society, is becoming increasingly secularised or whether there are other explanations for the surprisingly high percentage of Aboriginal people in Australia who state that they have 'no religion'.
Germov, J. and Williams, L. (eds) 2017, A Sociology of Food and Nutrition: The Social Appetite, 4th edn, Melbourne: Oxford University Press.
A Sociology of Food and Nutrition: The Social Appetite explores the socio-cultural, political, economic and philosophical factors influencing food production, distribution and consumption. The fourth edition explores current trends in the sociological study of food including alcohol consumption and production, changing Australian food habits, food insecurity and food labelling.
Now available in paperback
McHugh, T. (2013). Faces Inside and Outside the Clinic: A Foucauldian Perspective on Cosmetic Facial Modification, Routledge.
Drawing on studies of surface topography, image editing, and diagnostic and surgical experience, Faces Inside and Outside the Clinic addresses the notion of ’truth’ in what are considered to be ’right’ and ’wrong’ faces, whether in clinical cosmetic procedures or in specific sociocultural contexts outside the clinic.
Journal Articles
The first general report from a three-country "Global Arenas of Knowledge" project - Connell, Raewyn, Fran Collyer, João Maia and Robert Morrell. 2016. Toward a global sociology of knowledge: post-colonial realities and intellectual practices. International Sociology, published online November 2016, DOI: 10.1177/0268580916676913.
Blogs
Yarrow Andrew: The Pronoun Dilemma
Michèle Lamont & colleagues: Reaffirming our core values post-election
James Arvanitakis: Meaning and Anxiety: a reflection of Lee Hong’s work
Thematic Groups' Events
Research Forum
From Surviving to Thriving: Inclusive work and economic security for refugees and people seeking asylum As global forced migration continues to grow, research into the recruitment barriers, support needs, and long-term economic contributions of humanitarian migrants has revealed insights that can inform policy and programs. 07 December 2016, 9:30am to 4:30pm, University of Melbourne. The speakers are now confirmed for this event and many of them are fellow TASA members. Registration is now open. Read on...
Symposium and Workshop: Meaning and Morality in an Age of Uncertainty.
Friday 2nd of December (following annual TASA conference) La Trobe Franklin St Campus, Melbourne The focus of the event will be analysing changes and continuity in expressions of morality and meaning in a world in which the old anchors and certainties have been radically disrupted. Read on...
Health Sociology in the 21st century: Innovative Approaches to Researching Health and Society
Friday 2nd December (following annual TASA conference)
Australian Catholic University, Melbourne.
- Keynote speaker Deborah Lupton: Digital sociology meets health sociology: new theories and methods
- Workshop Deborah Lupton: Innovative methods using group task work: a hands-on workshop
- Networking Activity Fran Collyer
- Keynote speaker Fran Collyer: Innovative Research in Health Sociology
- Panel Discussion: Alan Petersen, Karen Willis, Peta Cook and Mark Davis: Innovative approaches to researching Health & Society
Symposium: Relationality in the metropolis – exploring sociological perspectives for urban studies
Friday 2nd December (following annual TASA conference)
Multi-function Room, 1888 Building, University of Melbourne, Parkville For further information, and to register, please read on...
CHASS
CHASS are looking for enthusiastic and proactive Board Members who can help support the conceptualisation and organisation of an annual event for CHASS, among other commitments. Their Board Members are involved in strategic planning, overseeing CHASS's key directions and activities, and ensuring compliance with constitutional and other statutory requirements. A list of current Board members is available here.
If you are interested, or you know someone in TASA who'd be interested in their work, please nominate yourself/her/him using this form by pm AEDT on Monday, 28 November 2016.
Inquiry into educational opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
On Wednesday, 19 October 2016, the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Senator the Hon Nigel Scullion, asked the Committee to inquire into and report on Educational opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. Interested persons and organisations can make submissions addressing the terms of reference by Friday, 25 November 2016. Read on...
Events
Exhibition
Not THAT Place: Art versus Stigma Melbourne, December 1st 4:30pm - 6:30pm The exhibited artwork was generated in collaboration with communities living in Melbourne’s western and Hobart’s northern suburbs, as part of an art-research project that we have conducted over the past few years: ‘Challenging place-based stigma’, funded by the Australian Research Council. Read on...
Panel Discussion
Primary Prevention of Violence Against Women: From Local to Global
02 December 2016, 4:00 to 6:00pm, RMIT University Melbourne Join this lively and free panel discussion on what it will take to prevent gendered violence before it occurs. Featuring Dr Emma Fulu (The Equality Institute), Ms Kim Webster (ANROWS), Dr Damian Grenfell (Centre for Global Research RMIT), Dr Larissa Sandy (Justice & Legal Studies RMIT), and facilitated by Dr Anastasia Powell (Gendered Violence and Abuse Research Alliance, RMIT).
Registration now open. Read on...
All being well? Financial wellbeing, inclusion and risk 05 December 2016, 2:00pm to 4:00pm, Melbourne Join the lively panel discussion on financial wellbeing featuring Professor Elaine Kempson (UK) and Professor Jerry Buckland (Canada). Registration now open. Read on...
Seminars
Aboriginal lung health: lung function and breathing better – are we doing enough? A free public seminar, Monday, 5 December 2016 – 3pm-4pm Chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affect over 300 million people globally. This presentation will highlight the work of the Global Lung Function Initiative (GLI) and new work about to commence in Derbarl Yerrigan Aboriginal Medical Service to develop lung function reference ranges in Aboriginal peoples. It will also touch on the question of smoking and ask if we can do more to help individuals quit. Read on...
Beyond the gig economy: opportunities to organise, collaborate and develop new responses to insecure work 24 November 2016, 9:00am to 4:30pm, Melbourne. Join researchers from the UK, New Zealand, Denmark and Australia for a public event to discuss the consequences of insecure work, existing policy responses and opportunities for collaboration to foster positive change. Registration now open. Read on...
Symposiums
GPN-Labour Symposium
Global Production Networks in the Spotlight: Chains or Opportunities for Workers? 14 February, 2017. Macquarie University, Sydney Submission deadline: December
12. Read on...
Conferences
Youth, Health & Practical Justice
The first national interdisciplinary conference for those working to promote young people’s wellbeing and health, in education, health service, community and youth work settings.
4 - 5 December, 2016, Sydney
Registrations close TOMORROW, Friday November 25. Read on...
New Economic Sociology and Sociology: Where Do They Meet? Where Do They Diverge? 8-9 May 2017 in Warsaw, Poland Submission deadline: December 10. Read on...
Making alcohol and other drug realities Contemporary Drug Problems 23-25 August, 2017. Helsinki, Finland Abstract submission deadline: March 1, 2017. 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...
The Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP) invites submissions for the 67th Annual Meeting, to be held August 11-13, 2017, at the Montreal Bonaventure Hotel in Montreal, Quebec Canada. Submission deadline: January 31, 2017. Read on...
World Complexity Science Academy – WCSA Governing Turbulence: Risk and Opportunities in the Complexity Age Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 5th and 6th January 2017 Abstract submission deadline: November 30. Read on...
Call for Papers - Journals
Boyhood Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Special Issue Contemporary Boys’ Literacies / Boys’ Literatures First draft submissions deadline: February 1, 2017. Read on...
Future-Proofing Higher Education: towards the Citizen Scholar Active Learning in Higher Education Submission deadline: 1 February 2017. Read on...
The EU's Four Freedoms: moving people, capital, goods and services across the field of European education European Education Research Journal Abstract submission deadline: 1 December. Read on...
Migration, Borders, and Education: International Sociological Inquiries International Studies in Sociology of Education, Special Issue Call for Papers Abstract Submission deadline extended: November 30. Read on...
Czech and Slovak Journal of Humanities Special issue on Cultural and Social Anthropology, to be published in December 2017. Abstract submission deadline: December 15. Read on...
Sport, Feminism, and the Global South Sociology of Sport Journal Guest editors: Kim Toffoletti and Catherine Palmer Submission deadline: March 1, 2017. Read on...
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