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As mentioned in last week's newsletter, the registration portal is now open. The purple button below will take you to the registration page, on the conference site, where the different registration categories and their associated costs are listed. 

Family Friendly Initiatives: In case you haven't heard, we're getting better at making TASA conferences family friendly! In a tweet earlier this week, Dan Woodman, TASA president, thanked the TASA 2018 LOC & TASA's Vice-President, Alphia Possamai-Inesedy, on a great job raising the bar with their Family Friendly Initiatives. Dan also gave a big shout out to fellow member Michelle Brady who has advocated for better conference options for families in recent years.

Conference Scholarships: Now that the pressure to submit is over, if relevant, remember to check out our conference scholarships. There are five categories:

1. Conference Scholarship for TASA Members with Disabilities
2. The Jerzy Zubrzycki Postgraduate Conference Scholarship
3. TASA Postgraduate Conference Scholarship
4. TASA Conference Scholarship for Sociology in Action
5. Precarious Work Scholarship (details available very soon)

Successful applicants will receive complimentary registration & travel funding. For TASA 2018, the travel funding amounts for recipients who reside in Qld, NSW, SA, Tas & ACT are up to $400, up to $200 for regional Victoria residents & up to $600 for NT, WA, and Far North Queensland residents. Applications close on August 24.

Registration: Please note, to be included in the program you will need to register by September 7th.

Employment Opportunities

Professors of Sociology, The University of Newcastle

New: The School of Humanities and Social Sciences at The University of Newcastle seeks to appoint two Professors of Sociology to join a dynamic and high performing School that is undergoing transformation across its research and teaching.                                  Applications close: July 13. Read on...

Higher Degree by Research (HDR) Scholarship Opportunities

New: The Institute for Culture and Society is advertising two new HDR scholarships funded through a new interdisciplinary NHMRC CRE for Adolescent Health. Scholarships are based within Stream 1: A new ethics of engagement with young people in health. The topics and Centre for Research Excellence will be particularly relevant for people interested in critical digital health studies, socio-cultural understandings of health and interdisciplinary research.

1. Data, Technology and Ethics in Adolescent Health Research
2. Socio-cultural Perspectives and Possibilities of Adolescent Health in the Digital Age

The application deadline for both scholarships is July 22, 2018

PhD Scholarship Opportunities

How schools foster refugee student resilience 

New: Applications are now open for a PhD scholarship in the School of Education at the University of South Australia investigating how schools enact policy to support students from refugee backgrounds to be successful. The scholarship is offered as part of an ARC Linkage Grant.  The successful applicant will be supervised by Professor Roger Slee, Associate Professor Anna Sullivan and Dr Melanie Baak. Scholarship details can be accessed here. If you require further information, please contact Anna Sullivan.

Living with Pervasive Media Technologies from Drones to Smart Homes

New: Digital assistants, smart devices, drones and other autonomous and artificial intelligence technologies are rapidly changing work, culture, cities and even the intimate spaces of the home. They are 21st century media forms: recording, representing and acting, often in real-time. This project investigates the impact of living with autonomous and intelligent media technologies. It explores the changing situation of media and communication studies in this expanded field. How do these media technologies refigure relations between people and the world? What policy challenges do they present? How do they include and exclude marginalized peoples? How are they transforming media and communications themselves? (Supervisory team: Michael Richardson, Andrew Murphie, Heather Ford). If you have any questions, please contact Heather Ford. Read on...

Data Justice: Technology, policy and community impact

New: With growing concerns that data mining, ubiquitous surveillance and automated decision making can unfairly disadvantage already marginalised groups, this research aims to identify policy areas where injustices are caused by data- or algorithm-driven decisions, examine the assumptions underlying these technologies, document the lived experiences of those who are affected, and explore innovative ways to prevent such injustices. Innovative qualitative and digital methods will be used to identify connections across community, policy and technology perspectives on ‘big data’. The project is expected to deepen social engagement with disadvantaged communities, and strengthen global impact in promoting social justice in a datafied world. (Supervisory team: Tanja Dreher, Heather Ford, Janet Chan). If you have any questions, please contact Heather Ford. Read on...

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

Special Issue - Ageing

Journal of Sociology Vol. 54, No. 2, June 1, 2018 is now available online. This special issue presents contributions of members of TASA's Ageing and Sociology thematic group, formed in 2015 to provide a supportive network for sociologists working in, or researching, the field of ageing. 

Introduction:

Cassie Curryer, Sue Malta & Michael Fine (2018). Contesting Boomageddon? Identity, politics and economy in the global milieu. Journal of Sociology

Articles:

Susan Banks (2018). The social dynamics of devaluation in an aged care context. Journal of Sociology

Peta S. Cook (2018). Continuity, change and possibility in older age: Identity and ageing-as-discovery. Journal of Sociology

Alan Petersen (2018). Capitalising on ageing anxieties: Promissory discourse and the creation of an ‘anti-ageing treatment’ market. Journal of Sociology

Rachel Thorpe (2018). Ageing and the presentation of self: Women’s perspectives on negotiating age, identity and femininity through dress. Journal of Sociology

Bernard Gardiner (2018). Grit and stigma: Gay men ageing with HIV in regional Queensland. Journal of Sociology

Raelene Wilding & Loretta Baldassar (2018). Ageing, migration and new media: The significance of transnational care. Journal of Sociology

Barbara Barbosa Neves, Jenny Waycott, & Sue Malta (2018). Old and afraid of new communication technologies? Reconceptualising and contesting the ‘age-based digital divide’. Journal of Sociology

Cassie Curryer, Mel Gray, and Julie E. Byles (2018). Back to my old self and life restarting: Biographies of ageing in Beck’s risk society. Journal of Sociology

Book review symposium:

Randa Abdel-Fattah, Shakira Hussein, Steve Matthewman, & Ghassan Hage (2018). Book Review Symposium: Is Racism an Environmental Threat? With a response from Ghassan Hage. Journal of Sociology

Book Reviews:

Jacques-Antoine Gauthier (2018). Book Review: Stephen J. Hunt, The Life Course: A Sociological Introduction. Journal of Sociology

Narelle Warren (2018). Book Review: Kim McLeod, Wellbeing Machine: How Health Emerges from the Assemblages of Everyday Life. Journal of Sociology

Jessica Terruhn (2018). Book Review: A. Bell, V. Elizabeth, T. McIntosh and M. Wynyard, A Land of Milk and Honey? Making Sense of Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of Sociology

Salvatore Babones (2018). Book Review: Olle Törnquist and John Harriss (eds), Reinventing Social Democratic Development: Insights from Indian and Scandinavian Comparisons. 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

• Early Career Researcher – Best Paper Prize - Closes June 30. Read on...

Public Lecture – AI IS NOT WHAT YOU THINK: Everyday Life and the Digital Revolution

New: In this provocative lecture, Cambridge-trained sociologist Anthony Elliott argues that much of what passes for conventional wisdom about the AI Revolution is either ill-considered or plain wrong.  The reason?  AI is not so much about the future, but is rather a revolution already well underway – albeit one which is unfolding in complex and uneven ways across the globe.

From industrial robots to chatbots, and from driverless cars to military drones – AI, Elliott argues, is transforming all aspects of our lives, from the most intimate aspects of personal relationships to the changing nature of work, employment and unemployment.

Elliott explores how intelligent machines, advanced robotics, accelerating automation, big data and the Internet of Everything are impacting everyday life and modern societies.  The rise of smart machines transforms the global economy, but equally there are now massive changes to society and everyday life.  In order to grasp the full impact of these transformations, Elliott focuses not only on automated technology and jobs and employment, but also AI and new forms of social interaction and the transformation of private life.

13th September, Western Sydney University. 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

Books

Book Chapters

Barratt, M.J., Aldridge, J., Maddox, A. (2018) ‘Dark Web’  The SAGE Encyclopedia of the Internet, SAGE, Thousand Oaks, Calif.

Robert van Krieken (2018) Celebrity's histories, in A. Elliot (Ed.), Routledge Handbook of Celebrity Studies. Routledge. 

Wadham, B. (2018) Techniques of Naturalisation: Crime Camouflage and Institutional Accounts of Violence in the Military, in Ben Wadham & Andrew Goldsmith (Eds) Criminologies of the Military: Militarism, National Security and Justice: 133-150

Quah, S.E.L.  2018. Cross-cultural Families in Singapore: Transnational Marriages and Divorces. In Yeung, WJ and Hu, S (eds) Family and Population Changes in Singapore: A unique case in the global family change. London, New York: Routledge.

Quah, S.E.L. & Tang, S. 2018. Divorced and Never-married Mothers in Singapore: Practices, Challenges and Hopes. In Yeung, WJ and Hu, S (eds) Family and Population Changes in Singapore: A unique case in the global family change. London, New York: Routledge.

Journal - Articles

Mandy Hughes (2018). The social and cultural role of food for Myanmar refugees in regional Australia: Making place and building networks. Journal of Sociology. Article first published online: June 15, 2018

Joel Windle & Kassandra Muniz (2018). Constructions of race in Brazil: resistance and resignification in teacher education. International Studies in Sociology of Education. 

Ravazzini, L. & Chesters, J. (2018) Inequality in wealthy nations: A comparison of the gender wealth gap in Switzerland and Australia. Feminist Economics. 10.1080/13545701.2018.1458202

Melanie Baak (2018) Racism and Othering for South Sudanese heritage students in Australian schools: is inclusion possible?, International Journal of Inclusive Education.

Informed News & Analysis

Shirley Jackson (June 21, 2018). Why we don’t need to prepare young people for the ‘future of work’.The Conversation. 

Michael Walsh  (June 20, 2018). 'How men are embracing ‘clean eating’ posts on Instagram'. The Conversation. 

Kim Toffoletti (June 18, 2018). Why stereotypes of sexy women fans persist at the World Cup. The Conversation. 

Christopher Pollard. 'A Broader Politics: The ethical and political contribution of Jim Cairns'. Arena Magazine 153, April-May 2018. 

Blogs

Gavin Smith, 'A day in the life: Gavin Smith'. ANU Reporter, Vol. 49, No. 2

Janeen Baxter (March 26, 2018). UQ researchers to help break the cycle of welfare reliance. UQ News

Deborah Lupton (June 19, 2018). What do Australian women think of My Health Record? This Sociological Life. 

Videos

Amanda Wise, Kristine Aquino & colleagues,'Foul Play: Are clubs killing community sport?' SBS, The Feed. 

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. 

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: Imagining the future after Brexit: Academics tell their stories. After four decades of membership, the UK has voted to leave the European project. The ramifications of Brexit are starting to be felt both within and outside the ‘Brexit area’ and are likely to continue to be felt for years to come after the UK finally leaves the European Union. However, little is known about the impact that Brexit is having on academics, a set of skilled workers who face significant post-Brexit upheaval in not only their employment options and future opportunities, but also their social lives. The impact is not only felt by EU citizens currently living in the UK; it also affects British citizens currently living and working abroad. We are interested in the perspectives of both groups. The research focuses on EU academics living and working in the UK & British academics living and working abroad. The project conducted by Dr Cristina Costa (University of West of England), Dr Mark Murphy (University of Glasgow) and Dr Rille Raaper (University of Durham) –  three European Union Citizens living in the UK – as well as Dr Jenna Condie (Western Sydney University), a British Citizen living in Australia. Our biographical and professional trajectories may hint at our interest in this project! For further information and guidance on how to contribute with your narrative, please link here.

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

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...

Conferences

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...

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.

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