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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.

Employment Opportunity

Research Manager – Yamatji Marpla Aboriginal Corporation (YMAC) Perth

Challenging leadership role of an experienced technical team for anthropological research to support Native Title for the Pilbara, Murchison and Gascoyne regions of WA. Support legal services and Knowledge Partnerships initiatives and all related reporting, budgets, project activity and stakeholder management in line with YMAC’s strategy. Please contact Doug McKay, Executive Consultant, for a confidential discussion on 08 9323 0208 or apply via https://jobs-apac.hudson.com searching for “Research Manager” or reference “6B/17877”.

Congratulations

A warm congratulations is extended to fellow member Melissa Belle who was recently awarded a PhD in sociology:

Belle, M. 2017, Critical Care Nurses' professional identity construction in an Australian Intensive Care Unit: Contextual and contingent, PhD thesis, School of Social Sciences, University of Tasmania.

2018 TASA Awards

Stephen Crook Memorial Prize - Closes April 30. Read on...
Raewyn Connell Prize - Closes April 30. Read on...
Outstanding Service to TASA - Closes May 31. Read on...
Distinguished Service to Australian Sociology - Closes May 31. Read on...
Sociology in Action - Closes June 15. Read on...
Outstanding Contributions to Teaching in Australian Sociology - Closes June 15. Read on...
Early Career Researcher – Best Paper Prize - Closes June 30. Read on...

For details, please go to the Social Sciences Week website.

Members' Publications

Books

Giuseppe, G., & Possamai, A.(2018). Sociology of Exorcism in Late Modernity. Palgrave Macmillan.

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This book provides a sociological understanding of the phenomenon of exorcism and an analysis of the reasons for its contemporary re-emergence and impact on various communities. It argues that exorcism has become a religious commodity with the potential to strengthen a religion’s attraction to adherents, whilst also ensuring its hold. It shows that due to intense competition between religious groups in our multi-faith societies, religious groups are now competing for authority over the supernatural by ‘branding’ their particular type of exorcism ritual in order to validate the strength of their own belief system.

Bartholomaeus, C., & Riggs, D. W. (2017). Transgender people and education. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

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This book provides a comprehensive account of the educational experiences of students, parents, and educators—transgender and cisgender—in the context of current debates about the inclusion of transgender people in schools. Drawing on critiques of cisgenderism and emphasising the importance of a whole-of-school approach, Transgender People and Education explores complex topics including sexuality education for transgender young people, teaching about gender diversity, the journeys of cisgender parents of transgender children, the experiences of transgender parents and educators in schools, and the role of cisgender administrators, educators, and school counsellors and psychologists in creating inclusive school cultures.

Journal - Special Editions

Poynting, S., & Whyte, D. (2017). Special Edition: Corruption Downunder - Guest Editors’ Introduction. International Journal For Crime, Justice And Social Democracy, 6(4), 1-11. DOI: 10.5204/ijcjsd.v6i4.455

Journal - Articles

Geraldine Fela & Hannah McCann (2017) Solidarity Is Possible: Rethinking Gay and Lesbian Activism in 1970s Australia. Australian Feminist Studies.

White, R. (2017). Corruption and the Securitisation of Nature. International Journal For Crime, Justice And Social Democracy, 6(4), 55-70. DOI: 10.5204/ijcjsd.v6i4.449

Matthewman, S. (2017). ‘Look No Further than the Exterior’: Corruption and Disaster in New Zealand?. International Journal For Crime, Justice And Social Democracy, 6(4), 71-85. DOI: 10.5204/ijcjsd.v6i4.439

Reports

Robinson, C (2017) Who cares? Supported accommodation for unaccompanied children, Hobart: Anglicare Tasmania

Informed News & Analysis

Brendan Churchill: Mum, dad and two kids no longer the norm in the changing Australian family, The Conversation

David Rowe & colleague: The Winter Olympics and the two Koreas: how sport diplomacy could save the world. The Conversation

Andrew Glover: Sustainable shopping: is it possible to fly sustainably? The Conversation

James Arvanitakis: Social trends shaping 2018, ABC News

Shirley Jackson: The problem isn’t unskilled graduates, it’s a lack of full-time job opportunities, The Conversation

Blogs

Amy Dobson, Benjamin Hanckel, Rose Butler, 'TASA Youth Symposium: ‘Research Methods in Youth Studies: Doing ‘Difference Differently’

Deborah Lupton, 'New materialisms: key approaches'

James Arvanitakis, 'Ensuring the economy serves society: a review of Elizabeth Warren's biography'

Ramon Menendez, 'The Authenticity of Carlos Castaneda'

Call for Papers – Postgraduate and ECR Methods Workshop

TASA and Western Sydney University Institute for Culture and Society, School of Social Sciences and Psychology, and Graduate Research School are proud to co-host a two-day workshop for Postgraduates and ECRs “Modern Methodologies: Developments in Doing Sociological Research” at Western Sydney University, Parramatta Campus, February 15th-16th, 2018

We invite abstracts from Postgraduates and ECRs to participate in a workshop exploring methodological issues and developments in sociological research. This workshop, bringing together select Postgraduates and ECRs, provides participants with an opportunity to present and workshop their own methodological approaches. The event will involve paper sessions and panel sessions, where participants raise questions and issues for discussion, as well as workshop presentations from academics working in social research. We welcome papers addressing social research methodologies including using qualitative, quantitative, digital, participatory, mixed and arts-based research methods. We also encourage practical or interactive presentations. Places have been limited to give participants the opportunity to discuss and develop their research in substantive depth.

To apply please send a 200 word abstract to postgraduates@tasa.org.au by TOMORROW January 19, 2018. Selected participants will be notified on January 22. The workshop is free of charge for TASA members, and $40 for non-TASA members (Annual Postgraduate TASA membership is $53.10).

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.

Karla Elliott: Potentials for masculinity, care and transformation. University of Jena, Germany

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

The next thematic group funding submission deadline is March 1st, 2018. If you have an idea for an event, we encourage you to share details with your fellow members/group conveners. More details about the funding round will follow soon.

Other Events, News & Opportunities

Migration Program 2018-19 Discussion Paper

New: the Department of Home Affairs has released a discussion paper, Managing Australia’s Migrant Intake, as part of the consultation process for planning the 2018-19 Migration Program. The paper is available here. This consultation process presents an opportunity to shape Australia's Migration Program over the medium to long term so that migrants are positive contributors to Australia's economy, values and society.

You are invited to consider making a submission in response to the paper. Submissions are due by close of business Friday 2 February 2018 via email to migration.policy@homeaffairs.gov.au.

Call for Papers - Journals

New: Popular Music and Society invites article proposals for a special issue on Regional and Rural Popular Music Scenes. Guest-edited by Andy Bennett, David Cashman, and Natalie Lewandowski Proposals due by June 30. Read on...

New: Journal for the Academic Study of Religion invites contributions to a Special issue, Vol 31. No 3, Religion at the Royal Commission. Abstract submission deadline: March 1. Read on...

New: Journal of the Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences, New University of Lisbon (CICS.NOVA). This Call for Papers is continuously open and papers should be sent to forum@fcsh.unl.pt. Read on...

Routledge Studies in Crime and Justice in Asia and the Global South
Call for Proposals The series provides an opportunity to illustrate the work of emerging and established scholars who are challenging traditional paradigms in the fields of crime and justice. Read on...

Consumer Vulnerability: Advancing a multidisciplinary perspective of vulnerability The Editors are looking for interdisciplinary perspective on consumer vulnerability. Submission deadline: 12 February. Read on...

Call for Book Proposals

New: Social Theory and Methodology in Education Research Read on...

Workshops

New: TQ2U is an international touring version of the International Institute for Qualitative Methodology’s (IIQM) globally acclaimed ‘Thinking Qualitatively’ (“TQ”) workshop series. February 17 - 18, Canberra. Read on...

Symposiums

Australian Mothering in Contemporary and Historical Perspective 15-16 February, 2018, The University of Melbourne. Read on...

Conferences

New: Power & Governance: Forms, Dynamics, Consequences Tampere, Finland, 27–29 August 2018 Submission deadline: March 30. Read on...

New: Caring of People in a Pluralistic Way: Towards an Interdisciplinary Management of Persons with Mental Disorders Morocco, 7 - 9 May Submission deadline: April 25. Read on...

New: 4S 2018 Conference: Call for Papers, Closed Panels, Making and Doing Presentations, and STS Across Borders Exhibits Sydney, Australia, 29 August to 1 September 2018 Submissions close: February 1. Read on...

X PORTUGUESE CONGRESS OF SOCIOLOGY Covilhã, University of Beira Interior July, 10 - 12, 2018 Submission deadline: January 28. Read on...

Woman – science – society 24 April 2018 in Warsaw (Poland) Submission deadline: January 31. Read on...

Abolitionist Approaches to Social Problems The Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP) August 10-12, 2018, Philadelphia Submission deadline: January 31. Read on...

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