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Employment Opportunity

Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Sociology of Ageing/Social Gerontology 

Sociology Programme, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore: Young and research-intensive, Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) is ranked 13th globally and 1st amongst the world’s best young universities.

They invite applications for a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of Sociology from candidates with expertise in the sociology of ageing/social gerontology. With a new interdisciplinary graduate program in Gerontology, they are especially interested in candidates with strong quantitative research skills  and who are able to conduct research and teach in one or more of the following areas: the sociology of care, the life course (with a specific focus on the ageing and elderly), family dynamics, healthcare, and/or the impact of digital technologies on ageing populations. 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: April 14. Read on...

Jean Martin Award

The Jean Martin Award recognises excellence in scholarship in the field of Sociology and aims to assist with establishing the career of a recent PhD graduate.                     Nominations close on April 1. Read on...

Members' Publications

Journal Articles

Clancey, Garner, Kent, Jennifer, Lyons, Adam and Westcott, Harriet (2017) Crime and crime prevention in an Australian growth centre, Crime Prevention and Community Safety, 19(1): 17-30.

Kelly, F. and Dempsey, D. (2016b) 'Experiences and motives of Australian Single Mothers by choice who make early contact with their child’s donor relatives’, Medical Law Review  

Kelly, F. and Dempsey, D. (2016a) ‘The family law implications of early contact between sperm donors and their donor offspring’, Family Matters, No. 98, pp. 54-63.

Mara A. Yerkes, Bill Martin, Janeen Baxter, Judy Rose (2017) An unsettled bargain? Mothers’ perceptions of justice and fairness in paid work, Journal of Sociology

Shinya Uekusa and Steve Matthewman (2017) ‘Vulnerable and resilient? Immigrants and refugees in the 2010–2011 Canterbury and Tohoku disasters’, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction,

Noh, J-E. (2017). NGOs’ roles in building CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) discourse around human rights in developing countries. Cosmopolitan Civil Societies, 9(1): 1-19.

Lynne Staff and Meredith Nash, Brain death during pregnancy and prolonged corporeal support of the body: A critical discussion, Women and Birth

Stahl, G. (2017) ‘Narratives in Reconstituting, Reaffirming and (Re)traditionalizing Identities: Othering the Non-Normative’ Men and Masculinities. Vol 20, Issue 3 283-300.

Informed News Analysis & Commentary

Paul Henman: After the robo-debt debacle, here’s how Centrelink can win back Australians’ trust, The Conversation

Cathering Strong & Emma Rush: How do you remember a rock god? The complicated legacy of Chuck Berry, The Conversation

Nick Osbaldiston: Contested spaces: conflict behind the sand dunes takes a new turn, The Conversation

Glenda Ballantyne & Amrita Malhi: Interculturalism: how diverse societies can do better than passive tolerance, The Conversation

Andrew Jakubowicz: The government’s multicultural statement is bereft of new ideas or policies – why?The Conversation

Nicholas Hookway: Ghosting: the creepy modern phenomenon ending friendships, The New Daily

Blogs

Elizabeth Humphrys and Jackie Lynch: Wen you laugh togetha

Yolande Strengers & Cecily Maller: Writing retreats: Academic indulgence or scholarly necessity? The Research Whisper

New Thematic Group

Sociology and Animals

The Sociology and Animals Thematic Group was ratified at last Friday's Executive meeting. The group aims to contribute to the idea of nonhuman animals as critical members, and stakeholders in societies, who co-produce ‘the social’ along with humans and other nonhumans. Read on...

Nexus: Doctoral completions

Have you completed a PhD, professional doctorate or similar degree in recent months? If so, we would like to publish details in Nexus. To ensure we get the details right, please complete this form and email it to the editors at nexus@tasa.org.au. Congratulations!

Letter from Michael Burawoy, Editor of Global Dialogue

March 16, 2017

The March issue of Global Dialogue (GD7.1) has now been posted. We lead with interviews of four distinguished sociologists from four different continents: Mona Abaza reflects on the fate of Post-Revolutionary Egypt and the militarization of life in Cairo; Luc Boltanski tells us how detective novels can be a basis of a sociology of critique; Sarah Mosoetsa recounts the engaging of an amazing institute she directs in South Africa; and Patricia Hill Collins presents her famous critique of the media representation of African-American women.  Then there follows five articles on Singapore’s flourishing sociology after the authoritarian rule of Lee Kuan Yew.  We have two articles on the rightward shift in Polish politics, specifically the anti-gender politics around abortion rights, and the protests they engendered. We end with a report on the thriving ISA Junior Sociologists Network and introductions to the Indonesian editorial team. 

I will be stepping down from being editor of Global Dialogue at the end of the year.  The ISA is looking for a successor editor.  You can find the call for applications at the ISA website.

Research Funding

The National Library in Canberra awards funded and non-funded short-term Fellowships for research based on their extensive collections. The Fellowship supported by the Minerals Council of Australia includes social research in its aims and its terms also include researchers who are employed professionally rather than in universities.                     Applications close on 30 April. Read on...

Global Dialogue: Call for New Editor

The present Editor of Global Dialogue, Michael Burawoy, will complete his term of service at the end of December 2017. The International Sociological Association seeks an editor for Global Dialogue, the association’s newsletter and magazine. The new editor will take on responsibilities from January 2018 a term of three years with the possibility of renewal. Below is further information on the publication, on the tasks associated with the editorship and instructions on how to indicate your interest in the position. Read on...

Competition for Junior Sociologists

The International Sociological Association (ISA) has announced the organization of the Seventh Worldwide Competition for Junior Sociologists. The winners will be invited to participate in the XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology which will take place in Toronto, Canada in July 2018. Junior Scholars mean people who obtained their first Master's degree (or an equivalent graduate diploma) in sociology or in a related discipline, less than 10 years prior to March 31, 2017.                                                                                                      Submission deadline: March 31. Read on...

Events

Exhibitions / Public Forums

Imagining food: art, aesthetics and design                                                                                     Tasmania                                                                                                                                                                     The exhibition, that includes work from fellow member Peta Cook,  is on until April 7. Read on...

Reclaiming the self: How older people perceive and experience their ageing      An exhibition of research work by Dr Peta S. Cook                                                                Exhibition closes Friday 31 March, Hobart. Read on...

Seminars

New: Change and Inequality in the Lives of Young People                                     Presenter: TASA President, Dan Woodman                                                       3rd April, 12.30 – 2pm,  University of Melbourne                                                                                     All welcome, no need to book. Read on...

ARCSHS Distinguished Lecture Series: Raewyn Connell

South of My Nights: Colonial Reflections on Sex, Gender, Death and Survival Wednesday 29 March 5:30 pm,  Melbourne. Nibbles and drinks provided.                         This is a free event but registration is essential. Read on...

A masterclass and symposium with Vincent Dubois

Cultural fields, cultural domination – a masterclass and symposium with Vincent Dubois A A one day masterclass: New perspectives on cultural domination’- and giving the keynote address at ‘Rethinking the Cultural Field’, a one day symposium on cultural field studies.  10 – 3pm Wednesday, April 5th, University of Canberra                                                        A one day symposium: Rethinking the Cultural Field                                                                        9.30 – 4pm Thursday April 6th, University of Canberra                                                                        All welcome  (For catering purposes, please rsvp to Katie.Hayne@canberra.edu.au)         The full details on both events are available here. 

Workshop

 Mixed Race in Asia and Australasia: Migrations, Mobilities and Belonging          12 - 13 October, Singapore                                                                                                                                Paper submission deadline: April 1 . Read on... 

Symposiums

Digital Food Cultures symposium                                                                                                  Friday 20 October, University of Canberra                                                                                                   This symposium is directed at the social, cultural, political and ethical dimensions of representations and practices related to using digital technologies for food production, consumption, preparation, eating out, promoting healthy diets or weight loss, marketing, ethical consumption, food activism and environmental and sustainability politics.             Abstract submission deadline: June 1. Read on...

Conferences

TASA's Annual Conference                                                                                   Belonging in a Mobile World, 27 - 30 November, Perth                                                          The 4 keynote speakers &  and 2 plenary sessions have been locked in.                                             Submission deadline: June 1. Read on...

New: Indigenous Conference Services (ICS) are jointly hosting with the Indigenous Wellbeing Centre (IWC) to stage The 2017 National Indigenous Drug & Alcohol Misuse Conference                                                                                                     21 – 23 August, Brisbane. Read on...

New: IRiS International Conference 2017 -  global perspectives on research co-production with communities                                                                                                                    14 - 15 September, Birmingham                                                                                                             Submission deadline: April 5. Read on...

Women in the Asian Century: Challenges and Possibilities                     University of Western Australia, 26-28 September                                                                               With a particular focus on 'Gender-Based Violence', this conference aims to draw together scholars and activists working on this issue in Asia and Australia, to foster a discussion on the various challenges and strategies involved in addressing Violence Against Women in different contexts.                                                                                                                                           Submissions deadline: March 31. Read on...

17th European Society for Health and Medical Sociology Biennial Conference                     Old tensions, emerging paradoxes in health: rights, knowledge, and trust       7-8 June 2018, Lisbon-Portugal                                                                                                         Submission deadline: April 17. 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...

Making space for feminism in the neo-liberal academy                             Feminist and Women's Studies Association Biennial Conference                                                     6 - 8 September, Scotland                                                                                                                 Submission deadline: March 24. Read on...

5th Annual International Weight Stigma Conference                                          6-7 June, Prague Conference Centre, Prague, Czech Republic                                Submission deadline: March 24. Read on...

Knowledge/Culture/Ecologies                                                                                 November 15-18, 2017
Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago - Chile                                                                                              Call for papers open. Read on...

8th Urban Space and Social Life:  Theory and Practice                                          Transforming Urbanity: People and Cities on the Move                                         9 - 12 June, Malyasia                                                                                                       Call for Papers, Photos for Exhibition, and Photo Essays                                        Submission deadline: March 31. Read on...

Crime and Justice in Asia and the Global South: An International Conference”                                                                                                                                                           Co-hosted by the Crime and Justice Research Centre (QUT) and the Asian Criminological Society                                                                                                                                                                           10-13th July 2017, Shangri-La Hotel, Cairns, Australia                                                             Abstract submission deadline: 31 March. Read on...

Social Boundaries of Work. Methodological and Practical Problems of Research on Work and Employment in Modern Societies                                   27-28 of October, Institute of Sociology of the University of Silesia in Katowice (Poland) Submission deadline: April 30. Read on...

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