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If you are interested in being a guest editor of the 2021 special issue of TASA's Journal of Sociology,  please submit an expression of interest of no more than 3000 words in length to Kate Huppatz and Steven Matthewman by this Monday 24th June.  Note, this is the final call. Read on...

TASA 2019 Members' Survey

Late yesterday, we sent you an email about our 2019 Members' Survey. If you have yet to log in and complete it, please note that when you click on the survey link you will first be taken to an Error 404 page (as shown in the image below). This is correct. To proceed through to the survey from there, you will need to click on the purple 'log in' link and enter your log in details. Please do contact TASA admin if you experience issues accessing the survey. It's important that all TASA members have an opportunity to provide feedback on TASA and key components of its offerings and operations. 

Early Career Researcher Award

The deadline for nominations to the Early Career Researcher – Best Paper Prize is June 30.

TASA 2021

Call for Expressions of Interest

We are seeking expressions of interest for hosting the November 2021 TASA Conference.    Expressions of Interest deadline: Friday July 12. Read on...

Employment Opportunities

New: Lecturer, Environmental Social Science                                                                      ANU, Canberra / ACT                                                                                                            Application deadline: July 21. Read on...

Sessional Teaching in Health Sociology                                                                            UTAS Sydney. Facilitate workshops with health profession students in second semester 2019. Please forward EOI and CV to: Dr Kim McLeod, 03 6324 5045.

Research Officer / Research Fellow                                                                                    The Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS)                                      La Trobe University, Bundoora campus                                                                                Application deadline: June 30. Read on...

Senior Research Officer                                                                                             Brotherhood of St Laurence, Fitzroy                                                                                                    Application deadline: June 24. Read on...

Two postdoctoral research fellow positions are being advertised in the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation to commence later in 2019 or early 2020.

1. Indigenous people and epigenetic science
2. Science and Indigeneity in Australia

Application deadline for both positions: July 31. Read on...

Research Fellow                                                                                                                      Deakin University, Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus                                                                  Bioethics in the Antipodes: A history of Australian bioethics since the 1980s'  Application deadline: June 30. Read on...

Assistant Research Scientist                                                                                                Center for Survey Research, Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwanor.                                                                               Application deadline: June 30: Read on...

PhD Scholarship Opportunities

Contesting Australian Sport Culture: Women and the Rise of Contact Sport      A PhD Scholarship is available to undertake a project aligned with the DECRA, working with fellow TASA member Adele Pavlidis at Griffith University.                                        Expression of Interest deadline: August 31. Read on...

The Politics of Postgenomic Life in the Global South: India                            Deakin University, starting in October 2019                                                                            Expression of Interest deadline: July 1. Read on...

Intergenerational Equity and Well-being Within and Between Generations        UNSW                                                                                                                                            Expressions of Interest deadline: July 14. Read on...

PhD Scholarship in Sociology - Social Media & Employment                        Monash University, Clayton                                                                                                                It is important that you contact Brady Robards prior to submission of the EOI to discuss the project.                                                                                                                                          Submission deadline: June 30. Read on...

There are 2 PhD scholarships on offer (1 based in Sydney and 1 in Perth) as part of the Australian Research Council (ARC) funded project: The African Diaspora and Pentecostalism in Australia: New Perspectives on Materiality, Media and Religion:

1. Religion and Society Research Centre, School of Social Sciences and Psychology, Western Sydney University, Sydney
2. School of Social Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth

Application deadline: June 30. Read on...

Looking to employ a sociologist?

Our Looking for Work registry is there to help sociologists looking for work but it is also there to assist those looking to employ a sociologist. The registry can be accessed on TASAweb here. 

Members' Publications

Books

Book Chapters

Nafiseh Ghafournia (2019) Pushing back against stereoypes: Muslim Immigrant women's Experiences of domestic violence in Baines, D., Bennett, B., Goodwin, S.,  & Rawsthorne, M. (eds.) Working Across Difference: Social Work, Social Policy and Social Justice. Red Glow Press. 

Denejkina, A. (2019) ‘Writing Trauma: The Other Into the Story of The Self’, in Joseph, S., Avieson, B., and Giles, F. (eds) Still Here: Memoirs of Trauma, Illness and Loss. 1st edn. New York; London: Routledge, pp. 67–83. https://www.routledge.com/Still-Here-Memoirs-of-Trauma-Illness-and-Loss/Avieson-Giles-Joseph/p/book/9780367193188

Book Reviews

Kerryn Drysdale (June 13, 2019) Intimate Investments in Drag King Cultures: The Rise and Fall of a Lesbian Social Scene​

Prankumar, S. K. (2019). Book Review: D’Lane Compton, Tey Meadow and Kristen Schilt, Other, Please Specify: Queer Methods in Sociology. Journal of Sociology. https://doi.org/10.1177/1440783319853477

Marika Franklin, Sophie Lewis, Karen Willis, Anne Rogers,  Annie Venville & Lorraine Smith (2019) Goals for living with a chronic condition: The relevance of temporalities, dispositions, and resources. Social Science and Medicine. 

Journal Articles

Zelmarie Cantillon (2019) Urban heritage walks in a rapidly changing city: tensions between preservation and development on the Gold Coast, Australia, Journal of Heritage Tourism, DOI: 10.1080/1743873X.2019.1618315

Briant, E., Doherty, C., Dooley, K., & English, R.. (2019). “In fateful moments: The appeal of parent testimonials when selling private tutoring.” Pedagogy, Culture & Society. DOI: 10.1080/14681366.2019.1629993

Tinkler, J., & Bousfield, K. (2019). Disengaged or disillusioned. Ethos: Journal of Social Education Victoria, 27(2), 20-23.
 

Reports

Fisher, C. M., Waling, A., Kerr, L., Bellamy, R., Ezer, P., Mikolajczak, G., Brown, G., Carman, M. & Lucke, J. 2019. 6th National Survey of Australian Secondary Students and Sexual Health 2018, (ARCSHS Monograph Series No. 113), Bundoora: Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health & Society, La Trobe University.

This report presents the findings of the National Survey of Australian Secondary Students and Sexual Health 2018 , the 6th iteration of the survey. The findings highlight the knowledge, behaviours, and education young people in Australia have about their sexual health and sexual health practices. 

Informed News & Analysis

Karen Farquharson, Ramon Spaaij & Ruth Jeanes (June 14, 2019) Racial abuse is rife in junior sports – and little is being done to address it. The Conversation. 

Andrew Jakubowicz  (June 14, 2019) 6 actions Australia’s government can take right now to target online racism. The Conversation. 

Karen Dooley, Elizabeth Briant & Rebecca English (June 13, 2019) Parents say their children have tutors to fill gaps, not to charge ahead. The Conversation.

Bousfield, K. (2019). It's clear we're living in a parentocracy. Australian Teacher Magazine 15(4).

Newsletters

Mark Western (June 12, 2019) Institute for Social Science Research. The University of Queensland.

Podcasts

Naama Blatman-Thomas (June 13, 2019) Country and Cities. 

Gavin Smith (June 7, 2019) The snake-catching sociologist. The Academic's Life

Videos

Petra Bueskens et al. (June 12, 2019) Identity politics and maternal feminism. 

Health Sociology Review

2021 Special Issue - call for papers

Sex, Health & Technology Special Issue                                                                             The Role of Bio-medical, Bio-mechanical, and Bio-digital Technologies in Sex, Sexual Health, and Intimacy.                                                                                                                      Full papers due: January 17th 2020. Read on... 

Members' Keynote Invitations

As part of their work at Rape and Domestic Violence Services Australia Suzanne Egan has been invited to facilitate a workshop on prevention work, training practices, and academic sexual misconduct at the inaugural 'Faculty and Staff Sexual Misconduct: An International Conference to Identify Barriers, Develop Resources and Recommendations, and Build Community'. Wisconsin, USA, June 30 – July 2.The conference is organised by The 1752 Group, a UK based research and lobby organisation working to end sexual misconduct in higher education.

Waling, Andrea. 2019. 'Dick Pics, Dating Apps and Men’s Erotic Subjectivities'. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Toronto, Ontario, 7 June. 

Waling, Andrea. 2019. 'Men, Masculinity, and Men's Health'. Global Health Conference: Change x Unzipped, University of Melbourne, Monash University and Deakin University, Melbourne, 19 May. 

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

Public Lecture

New: Decolonising Multilingualism: What Happens To Emotions When English Takes a Step Back?                                                                                            Professor Alison Phipps – University of Glasgow                                                                          6.30-8.30pm, 22 July 2019, G60 Braggs Lecture Theatre, University of Adelaide.          Registrations is free but essential. Read on...

2019 TASA Health Day: Data, Technology and Sociology in the Age of Digital Health

Call for Papers                                                                                                                         Friday 29th November, University of Western Sydney (Paramatta Campus)      Travel Bursaries Award: TASA has provided funding to award two travel bursaries of $300 to postgraduate or casual/unwaged staff TASA members (who are living outside of Sydney) to attend the symposium. Recipients do not have to submit an abstract to receive an award. If you wish to apply for a travel bursary please email Anthony K J Smith anthony.smith@unsw.edu.au for more information.                                          Submission deadline: August 9. Read on...

NextGen Migration Ethnicity and Multiculturalism Symposium

A one-day research symposium. NextGen MEM offers postgraduate students and early career researchers the opportunity to engage with contemporary migration and inclusion challenges as they set out to become the next generation of migration ethnicity and multiculturalism scholars, policy influencers, and practitioners.                                          Thursday, 3 October, 8.30am-4.30pm  Immigration Museum, Melbourne.                   Two travel bursaries of $400 each will be available for interstate TASA members who are postgrads/sessional staff/unwaged and whom without this financial support, would otherwise be unable to attend. If you would like to be considered for the travel bursary, please contact Jora Broerse at jozefien.broerse@live.vu.edu.au.                  For full event details, please read on...

The Future of Rural Sociology in Australia

The program for the Rural Issues thematic group Symposium is now available here. For the full details of the event, including a link to register, please click here. Note, you can follow this event via Twitter on hastag: #RIS2019

Creativity and methodological innovation in the sociology of familial and intimate relationships

Families and Relationships Thematic Group Workshop                                    Western Sydney University, Paramatta city campus, Sydney, 29th November, 2019.          This one day meeting will bring together researchers at all stages of their career who are seeking to forge responsive and creative methods for investigating familial and intimate relationships.                                                                                                                              Submission deadline: August 2. Read on...

Social Sciences Week (SSW)

Social Sciences Week is an opportunity for social scientists to engage non-academic audiences with cutting edge social science research, to showcase the diversity and relevance of social science. It will include interactive community and school-based events, bringing the social sciences to life, particularly for the next generation of university students, social scientists and citizens. We encourage you to plan an event/s for Social Sciences Week this year; 9 - 15 September. Please note, the final date to register an event to be part of Social Sciences Week is Thursday, 1 August 2019.

Other Events, News & Opportunities

Call for Participants

New: Australian experiences of Cosmetic Medical Tourism                                          Have you or someone you know recently travelled or is considering travelling overseas from Australia for a cosmetic medical procedure? We invite participants who are Australian residents aged over 18 years and have travelled overseas or are considering travelling overseas for a cosmetic medical procedure to participate in an interview about their experiences. To access more information about the study please go to our website.  Additional information about the study may be obtained from Dr Rowena Forsyth, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney. This study has received approval from the University of Sydney Human Research Ethics Committee [reference number 2017-1010]

Project: “Culturally and linguistically diverse migrant and refugee students’ participation in and transition out of university studies and into the ‘caring professions’: What are the views of educators?”
For the full details, and to complete the survey, please read on...

Call for Applications/Nominations as Scientific Director of the International Institute for the Sociology of Law

The International Institute for the Sociology of Law, IISL, Onati, is issuing a call through the Research Committee for the Sociology of Law of the International Sociological Association for nominations for the position of Scientific Director of IISL.                  Nomination deadline: July 1, 2019. Read on...

Awards

The Paul Bourke Awards for Early Career Research                                            Academy of Social Sciences in Australia                                                                                Submission deadline: July 31. Read on...

2019 CHASS AUSTRALIA PRIZES                                                                                        The Australia Prizes honour distinguished achievements by Australians working, studying, or training in the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) sector, including academics, researchers, practitioners, philanthropists, policy makers, and students.              There are four different prize categories available and self nominations are welcome.                                                                                                                                  Submission deadline: TOMORROW June 21. Read on...

Workshops

New: AKE: a critical feminist arts/research workshop                                                   19 July, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm AEST, South Brisbane                                                                Registration is free but places are limited. Read on...

Dark Social Spaces                                                                                                                  Keynote: Robert W. Gehl, Monday, 7 October 2-4pm                                                              Workshop: Tuesday, 8 October, 2-4pm                                                                                          Deakin Downtown, Melbourne                                                                                                  Submission deadline: July 17. Read on...

Re/imagining Personal Data                                                                                    University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
1 October 2019                                                                                                                              Registration and lunch are free, but places are strictly limited. Please contact Deborah Lupton as soon as possible with an email noting that you’d like to register to secure your place. Read on...

Seminars

Trust, Young People and Digital Media                                                                        4th Annual Meeting of the Young Creative Connected (YCC) Research Network                      30 September to 1 October, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland  There is no fee to participate in this seminar, and lunches will be provided. There are a limited number of registrations though. If you are interested in attending, please contact Michael Dezuanni. 

Symposiums

What We Talk About When We Talk About Crisis: Social, Environmental, Institutional                                                                                                                         Australian National University, Canberra 5-6 December                                                  Submission deadline: July 31. Read on...

Australian Rural & Remote Mental Health Symposium 
28 – 30 October, Adelaide                                                                                                    Submission deadline: June 23. Read on...

Australian Rural & Remote Mental Health Symposium 
Monday 28th – Wednesday 30th October 2019                                                                       Hear insights from experts who are working to improve mental health services within rural and remote areas and discover what you can do to provide and advocate for equal mental health care for all Australians                                                                             Submissions deadline: June 28. Read on...

Conferences

New: Rural sustainability in the urban century                                                                  XV World Congress of Rural Sociology                                                                                            8-12 July 2020, Cairns, Australia                                                                                                          Submission deadline: September 27. Read on...

New: The 28th American Men’s Studies Association Annual Conference  ‘Masculinities in Transition.’  19-22 March 2020. Greeley, Colorado, USA.                      Abstract submission deadline: 15 November 2019. Read on...

Youth Studies and the Challenges of Late Capitalism in a Globalised World       Journal of Youth Studies Conference                                                                                              December 2nd-4th 2019, University of Newcastle, Australia                                                  Submission deadline: June 28. Read on...

Challenges of the 21st Century: Democracy, Environment, Inequalities, Intersectionality                                                                                                                                  IV ISA Forum of Sociology, Porto Alegre, Brazil, 14- 18 July 2020                                    Submission deadline: September 30. Read on...

Queer Displacements: Sexuality, Migration and Exile                                                
14-15 November 2019, Canberra, Australia                                                                    Submission deadline: September 1. Read on...

After Liberalism? Populism and the Future of Democracy                                     20-22 November, Deakin Downtown, Melbourne                                                              Submission deadline: July 5. Read on...

Advancing Equality at Work and Home: Strengthening Science and Collaboration                                                                                                                                        June 25-27, 2020, New York Hilton Midtown in New York City.                                   Submissions open in July and close November 1, 2019. Read on... 

Contested Identities: Critical Conceptualisations of the Human                          The South African Society for Critical Theory (SASCT)                                                        Howard College Campus of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa                         22- 23 November                                                                                                                        Submission deadline: September 7. Read on...

Millennial Masculinities: Queers, Pimp Daddies and Lumbersexuals        Massey University, Wellington New Zealand, December 10-11                                        Submission deadline: August 30. Read on...

Data Futures  Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR)                                              University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
30 September, 9 am – 5 pm, followed by drinks and the launch of the SAM Media Futures Lab. Read on...

SAVE THE DATE   SAANZ Conference 2019 - Sociology for Everyone.                  University of Auckland, 3-6 December 

TASA Documents and Policies

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