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Important! if you haven't submitted your abstract/paper for TASA 2018 you need to do so before midnight tonight, Thursday June 14. For the full details, go to the conference website or click on the red SUBMIT HERE button below.

Also, the registration portal opened yesterday. The purple button below will take you to the registration page, on the conference site, that lists the different categories and their associated costs. 

Funding Opportunity

End of Financial Year Funding Available: Women's Leadership Development
Women & Leadership Australia is administering a national initiative to support the development of female leaders across Australia’s humanities sector. To ensure equitable access to the grants, the funding window has been extended until June 22. It is important to note that it is uncertain when these grants will be available again; more information and initial expressions of interest are available here.

PhD Scholarship Opportunities

Indigenous Foodways in Cape York Peninsula

The Indigenous Foodways PhD will build upon a larger study, by undertaking a comparative history and multi-sited ethnography of foodways in the study area. Read on...

Donor Linking

The successful applicant will be based in the School of Law, La Trobe University. This is a socio-legal project and a law or social sciences background (or combination thereof) is okay. The applicant will work on an Australian Research Council Discovery Project with Associate Professor Fiona Kelly (La Trobe University Law School) and Associate Professor Deborah Dempsey (Swinburne University - Sociology). The project asks: what is the impact of donor linking on individual and familial identities and relationships, and what are the consequences of the growing prevalence and popularity of non-statutory linking for formal regulatory frameworks?    Further details are available here.  

Medical Cannabis

Applications for a University of Queensland PhD Scholarship ($27,082 per annum) on medicinal cannabis are now open. The successful applicant will be supervised by Health Sociologist Dr Rebecca Olson, School of Social Science, University of Queensland, as they complete a qualitative study into palliative care patients’ perceptions of medical cannabis as part of an NHMRC study on medicinal cannabis in patients with advanced cancer. Experience in conducting qualitative research and a background in the social sciences and health (e.g., health sociology, medical anthropology, criminology, critical public health) are desired. Please contact Rebecca Olson for further information: r.olson@uq.edu.au .

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. Please complete this form and forward to the editors for inclusion in the August issue of Nexus. Congratulations!

Health Sociology Review

Call for New Editorial Team

Applications are invited for the editorship of the journal Health Sociology Review for the four-year term 2019–2022. Transition arrangements will begin in 2018, although the content for the first issue of 2019 will be finalised by the out-going editors. Submissions due: June 29. Read on...

Journal of Sociology

Call for Submissions

Special Edition 2020: The Journal of Sociology is an international journal published four times a year by Sage. Each year the Editors invite expressions of interest from the international community of sociological scholars in guest editing a Special Edition of the Journal. Special Editions may address any sociological theme which is likely to be of interest to the Journal readership.                                                                Expressions of Interests due: July 9. Read on...

2018 Awards

• Sociology in Action - Closes TOMORROW June 15. Read on...
• Outstanding Contributions to Teaching in Australian Sociology - Closes TOMORROW June 15. Read on...
• Early Career Researcher – Best Paper Prize - Closes June 30. 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
• Senior Constable Maha Sukkar, Victoria Police
• 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

Kretchmer, S.B. and Drabowicz, T. (2018). Exploring the Disability Digital Divide: Research That Impacts Interventions Through Policy and Practice. In: Shaw, A. and Travers Scott, D. (eds) Interventions. Communication Research and Practice, New York: Peter Lang, p. 143-165.

Journal - Articles

Graham, T. & Henman, P. (2018). Affording choice: how website designs create and constrain ‘choice’ Information, Communication & Society, online first. Available at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1369118X.2018.1476570

Natalier, K. (2018) State Facilitated Economic Abuse: A Structural Analysis of Men Deliberately Withholding Child Support. Feminist Legal Studies. 

Brittany Ralph & Steven Roberts (2018) One Small Step for Man: Change and Continuity in Perceptions and Enactments of Homosocial Intimacy among Young Australian Men. Men and Masculinities 

Michelle Brady (2018) Targeting single mothers? Dynamics of contracting Australian employment services and activation policies at the street level. Journal of Social Policy.

Stephanie Alice Baker & Michael James Walsh (2018). ‘Good Morning Fitfam’: Top posts, hashtags and gender display on Instagram. New Media & Society. 

Michael Walsh (2018). 'The Interaction Order and Musical Sound: Shopping with Erving Goffman. The Sociological Inquiry

Informed News & Analysis

David Rowe (June 12, 2018). 'Is Russia worthy of hosting the World Cup?' The Conversation

Christopher Mayes (THE POLITICS OF (NOT) LISTENING) & colleagues, 'The Uluru Statement from Heart, One Year On: Can a First Nations Voice Yet be Heard?'ABC Religion & Ethics

Blogs

Michelle Brady (May 16, 2018). Changes to employment network providers' contracts significantly changes how these services engage with single mothers subject to welfare to work policies. Cambridge Core.

Crystal Abidin (May 21, 2018). What Student Problem Memes Tell Us About Student Life Today. Cyborgology.

Podcasts

Lesley Pruitt & Helen Berents. (May 25, 2018). Peace and gender: Behind the refugee stereotypes. MOJO NEWS.

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. 

Recently, fellow member Crystal Abidin was a keynote at the two events listed below, follow the links for more information:

Abidin, Crystal. 2018. “Tap that, Hack that, Map that: Economies, Cultures, and Materialites of Instagram.” Instagram Conference 2018, London. June 1, 2018. <Link | Abstract>

Abidin, Crystal. 2018. “Rethinking Community in the Age of the Digital.” 3rd Asiascape: Digital Asia (DIAS) Conference, Leiden. May 29, 2018. (keynote panel) <Link | Link>

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

Call for Participants

New: Men's drinking cultures study. The researchers are looking for rural/regional men (aged 18 and over) in Victoria who are sports players/spectators and who drink together. ​They're interested in understanding your attitudes toward, and experiences of, drinking alcohol. ​All you need to do is gather a few of your mates, meet us at your local and participate in a 1 hour focus group. Each participant will be reimbursed with a $30 Coles/Myer gift voucher. This research is being conducted by Monash University and is funded by VicHealth. For more information see the Facebook link & the participant invitation.

Sexual Health & Ageing, Perspectives and Education (SHAPE)                        Sexual health is an important component of health and wellbeing and sexual activity enhances physical and mental health during ageing. The SHAPE Project presents a unique opportunity for older adults to voice their thoughts and provide guidance to researchers
in the development of a unique sexual health discussion checklist for use in primary care. The Researches are looking for people aged 60 years and over to take part in group discussions about a sexual health and wellbeing checklist developed for use in
general practice settings. Read on... To register your interest or to find out more about this project, please contact fellow member Sue Malta. 

Symposiums

New: Language, Culture and BELONGING: An Interdisciplinary Symposium.    Brisbane, September 26.                                                                                                          Keynote Speakers: Norma Mendoza-Denton (UCLA) and Brady Robards (Monash). In addition to the Keynote sessions, the symposium will be organised into three Panels, loosely themed around Words, Sounds and the Body, respectively. Panels will take a speed papers format, involving a series of papers and open discussion.

Papers from researchers in any discipline and field are welcome, including but not limited to: linguistics, communication studies, cultural sociology, cultural semantics, discourse analysis, gender and queer studies, linguistic anthropology and sociolinguistics. Submission deadline: June 30. 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...

New social inequalities and the future of work                                                    Featuring presentations from international experts, including Professors Ruth Milkman (CUNY), Jill Rubery (University of Manchester), Professor Christine Williams (University of Texas at Austin), and Åsa Lundqvist (Lund University) and this symposium will examine how employment rights and rewards are being redistributed and reflect on the most appropriate systems of social support to protect against emerging risks. The symposium will be launched by the Queensland Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations, the Honourable Grace Grace.                                                                          19 – 20 June, The University of Queensland, St Lucia Campus                                    RSVP June 12. Registration is open to all members of the public. Further information and a link to book tickets can be found here. PhD students working in relevant areas may be able to attend a pre-symposium session with the visiting international experts on Monday 18 June. For information on this session please contact Dr Michelle Brady (michelle.brady@uq.edu.au).

Conferences

TASA 2018 Precarity, Rights and Resistance                                                   November 19 - 22, 2018 Deakin University, Burwood                                                Submission deadline: EXTENDED to midnight today, Thursday June 14. Read on...

New: 9th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION
Unleashing the Full Potential of Civil Society
26-29 November, Western Sydney University, Parramatta South Campus ubmission deadline: July 16. Read on...

New: 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...

Research project: Redesigning the book publishing process: a user-centred approach

You are invited to take part in a research study about the book publishing process. This project aims to discover the current book publishing activities, and the attitudes and behaviours among humanities, arts and social sciences (HASS) academic staff in Australia. By improving our understanding of publishing needs, motivations and expectations, we aim to redesign the book publishing process using a user-centred approach. The project involves a survey to be completed by HASS academic staff who have published at least one book in the past, as well as a second phase that includes interviews at a later date. You can access the survey here.

2018 CHASS Australia Prizes

The Prizes honour distinguished achievements by Australians working, studying, or training in the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) sectors, including academics, researchers, practitioners, philanthropists, policy makers, and students. You can nominate yourself, a colleague, friend, or a member of the community. Nominations are open for four categories:

1. Book: non-fiction - cash prize of $3,500 sponsored by Routledge
2. Distinctive Work: an artistic performance, exhibition, film, television show, play, composition, research project or practical contribution to HASS policy - cash prize of $3,500 sponsored by Routledge
3. Future Leader: an individual under 30 demonstrating leadership skills and potential in the Humanities/Arts/Social Sciences - cash prize of $2,000 sponsored by Future Leaders
4. Student: an essay, project or performance in any Humanities, Arts or Social Sciences area - $500 voucher sponsored by CHASS

Nominations will close at 5pm AEST on 2 July. 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:

1. First name of gift recipient;
2. email address of gift recipient;
3. the membership category you are gifting (see the Membership Categories & Fees section of TASAweb);
4. the cost of the membership; and
5. 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

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