| The XX ISA World Congress of Sociology is being supported by the Melbourne Convention Bureau. | | | XX ISA World Congress of Sociology
Registration deadline
| IMPORTANT: If you are intending to present at the XX World Congress of Sociology this year in Melbourne, you need to register by March 22, 2023 24:00 GMT. ISA will not be extending this deadline. Apparently, presenters who do not register, and pay, by the deadline will be automatically removed from the program. Register here.
As a reminder, we are calling for volunteers for the XX ISA World Congress of Sociology. It is a terrific and exciting opportunity to be among a huge gathering of sociologists from around the world. There is complimentary registration available for volunteers (you can volunteer even if you are presenting!). If you have any questions about this opportunity, please email Sally in TASA Admin.
| | Accessing online journals via TASAweb
| | TASA members have access to over 90 peer-reviewed Sage Sociology full-text collection online journals encompassing over 63,000 articles. The image on the left shows you where to access those journals, as well as the Sage Research Methods Collection & the Taylor and Francis Full Text Collection, when logged in to TASAweb. If needed, here is a short instructive video on how to access the journals. | | | We extend our warm congratulations to the following members who were nominated as the top Honours/Masters Student in Sociology at their respective university for 2022:
- Deakin University - Hamish Tanian
- La Trobe University - Hannah Lacey
- Swinburne University - Xavier Mills
- University of Melbourne - Charan Naidoo
TASA's Honours/Masters Student Award is given annually to the best Honours/Masters student in Sociology in each Australian university. The Award is:
- Determined by the convenor (or equivalent) of the Sociology Honours/Masters program in each university
- Available to Honours/Master students who have a) completed a sociology major, and b) had their Honours/Masters thesis supervised and/or examined by a recognised sociologist in the current year
- In recognition of receiving the best overall mark in Honours/Masters for that year
| | Members' Engaging Sociology | Han, Gil-Soo. 2023. Calculated Nationalism in Contemporary South Korea: Movements for Political and Economic Democratization in the 21st Century. Amsterdam University Press.
|  | | Nationalism in a nation-state reflects its emergent structural, cultural, and personal properties at a given time. In the politico-historical context of South Korea and the globe, the fruits of the 1968 Revolution in France could not reach Korean society under its military regime and exploitative economic structure. This continued to frustrate the grassroots and especially social actors in South Korea, which eventually brought about the June Struggle in 1987 and the 2016–2017 Candlelight Revolution. Calculated Nationalism in Contemporary South Korea sketches Korean grassroots’ perception of their nation-state, national identities, and what they desire regarding the future direction of their nation-state. The grassroots have openly spoken out about their frustrations through political rallies and media. This book attempts to reflect the minds of Korean progressives regarding, in particular, the forcibly recruited Japanese military “comfort women,” Abe’s trade provocation against South Korea in 2019, reunification, the 2016–2017 Candlelight Revolution, National Flag-carriers’ struggles, and bullying at work. Read on... | | | Lata, Lutfun Nahar. (2023). Spatial Justice, Contested Governance and Livelihood Challenges in Bangladesh : The Production of Counterspace. London: Routledge. | This book analyses the key livelihood and governance challenges that the urban poor experience while navigating public spaces in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Using data collected through extensive fieldwork in Bangladesh, the book contributes to the emerging scholarship of resilient cities, gendered space, spatial justice, and poverty in cities of the Global South. The book assesses the everyday politics of survival for the urban poor; how the poor negotiate different levels of formal and informal modes of power and governance; and the dynamics of gender. It explores how tenuous counter-spaces are created when these factors combine to provide a valuable framework for work in other urban contexts in the Global South beyond Bangladesh. Read on... | | | Moore, S., Smith, J., Gupta, H., Stahl, G., Uink, B., Hill, B., Fleay, J., Harvey, A., Radoll, P. & Rung, D. (In Press). Exploring the social and cultural determinants of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander males' participation and success in higher education in Australia. In J. Smith, D. Watkins & D. Griffith (Eds), Health promotion with adolescent boys and young men of colour: Global strategies for advancing research, policy, and practice in context. New York, Springer. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-22174-3_8
Gupta, H., Smith, J., Stahl, G., Harvey, A., Hill, B. & Fleay, J. (In Press). Applying Indigenous Data Sovereignty principles to research with young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander males: Lessons from a higher education project in Australia. In J. Smith, D. Watkins & D. Griffith (Eds), Health promotion with adolescent boys and young men of colour: Global strategies for advancing research, policy, and practice in context. New York, Springer. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-22174-3_9
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Alex Broom, Leah Williams Veazey, Katherine Kenny, Imogen Harper, Michelle Peterie, Alexander Page, Nicole Cort, Jennifer Durling, Eric S. Lipp, Aaron C. Tan, Kyle M. Walsh, Brent A. Hanks, Margaret Johnson, Amanda E.D. Van Swearingen, Carey K. Anders, David M. Ashley, Mustafa Khasraw; The Enduring Effects of COVID for Cancer Care: Learning from Real-Life Clinical Practice. Clin Cancer Res 2023; https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-23-0151
Ralph, B. (2023). The destabilising effect of feminist, queer-inclusion and therapeutic counter-discourse: A feminist poststructuralist account of change in men’s friendships. Journal of Sociology, https://doi.org/10.1177/14407833231162637 [OPEN ACCESS]. Note, this is Brittany's first sole-authored article.
Debbie Noble-Carr, Katherine Carroll, Simon Copland, and Catherine Waldby.
Providing Lactation Care Following Stillbirth, Neonatal and Infant Death: Learning from Bereaved Parents.
Breastfeeding Medicine. Available online at: http://doi.org/10.1089/bfm.2022.0242
Catherine Hastings, Charlotte Overgaard, Shaun Wilson, Gaby Ramia, Alan Morris & Emma Mitchell (2023) Crowded house: accommodation precarity and self-reported academic performance of international students, Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, DOI: 10.1080/03057925.2023.2184199
Brendan Churchill, Sabino Kornrich, Leah Ruppanner (2023) Children of the Revolution: The continued unevenness of the gender revolution in housework, childcare and work time across birth cohorts, Social Science Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2023.102868 [OPEN ACCESS]
Zhao, X., & Abidin, C. (2023). The “Fox Eye” Challenge Trend: Anti-Racism Work, Platform Affordances, and the Vernacular of Gesticular Activism on TikTok. Social Media + Society, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051231157590 [OPEN ACCESS]
Stahl, G., & McDonald, S. (2023) Investigating the Role of Gender, Social Class and Curriculum in the First-in-Family Higher Education Experience. Educational Review. (online )https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00131911.2023.2176468
Stahl, G., McDonald, S., Stokes, J. (2023) Indigenous University Pathways, WIL and the Strengthening of Aspirations: Robbie’s Journey as a Learner. Higher Education Research & Development. (online). https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07294360.2023.2175796
Ridgway, A. (2023). The Call: A Semi-Fictional Account of Student Grief During the COVID Pandemic. UNESCO Observatory Multidisciplinary E-Journal in the Arts, Vol 9, Issue 1.8. Available online at: https://www.unescoejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023_VOL9_8_Ridgeway.pdf [FULL ACCESS]
Ridgway A., Hay, A., Matthews, A., Breen, L.J., & Cupit, I. (2023). Revitalising Universities for Grieving Students in (Post-) COVID Times. UNESCO Observatory Multidisciplinary E-Journal in the Arts, Vol 9, Issue 1.9. Available online at: https://www.unescoejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023_VOL9_9_Ridgeway-et-al.pdf [FULL ACCESS]
| For tips from fellow members on getting published in The Conversation (TC), click here. For some members' articles published in TC between 2013 & 2019, click here. To find out what can happen after publishing in TC, click here.
| | Career Development Grant - 2023
| The annual TASA Career Development Grant seeks to support the career development activities of TASA members where these activities are not covered by other funding.
A total of $4,500 is available, with a maximum of $1,500 available per applicant.
Application deadline: 20th May. Read on...
| | Honours Awards - Call for nominations
| TASA's Honours/Masters Student Award is given annually to the best Honours/Masters student in Sociology in each Australian university. The Award is:
- Determined by the convenor (or equivalent) of the Sociology Honours/Masters program in each university
- Available to Honours/Master students who have a) completed a sociology major, and b) had their Honours/Masters thesis supervised and/or examined by a recognised sociologist in the current year
- In recognition of receiving the best overall mark in Honours/Masters for that year
| TASA Thursdays
We have several TASA Thursdays event lined up:
TODAY March 16th: Sport, Community and Social Inclusion. Speakers: Maia Tua-Davidson, Ramon Spaaij, Karen Block & Adele Pavlidis. Zoom details at the top of this newsletter.
April 20th: Live Music, Careers and a Rebounding Industry. Speakers: Catherine Strong, Fabian Cannizzo, Sam Whiting & Ben Green. You can register for the event here.
May 18th: Climate change and climate change activism. Speakers: Liv Hamilton, Rob Watts, Judith Bessant & Milo Kei
June 15th: The Voice. Speakers: Joann Schmider (Indigenous Portfolio Leader) and others TBC.
If you would like to be a presenter/panellist for one of our TASA Thursdays events, please contact Roger Wilkinson, our Digital Publications Editor.
| TASA ISA 2023 Aligned Events | Healthy Societies 2023: Southern Perspectives
June 22nd, 2023, Sydney
Keynote: Professor Nelson Filice de Barros
For the full details, read on...
| Australian Welfare Reform: Crafting Out Alternative Futures
June 22nd, Melbourne
Keynote: Dr China Mills, a leading scholarly civil society advocate (University of London)
| Disrupted plans, digital modalities, and undecided futures
June 22nd, 2023, Melbourne
Plenary Speakers: Professor Crystal Abidin (Curtin University), Dr Joshua Kalemba (Flinders University), Dr Brendan Churchill (University of Melbourne), and Dr Jacqueline Menager (Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet).
| Transformative social science: a dialogue between evidence, policy and practice
June 23rd, 2023, Melbourne
Panellists: A/Prof Catherine Robinson, UTAS (sociologist), Anna Adcock (sociologist & Māori scholar), Research Fellow in the Centre for Women's Health Research, Victoria University of Wellington, Professor Jan Marie Fritz, University of Cincinnati (sociologist) & Dr Simone Casey, Senior Policy Advisor ACOSS (social policy)
For the full details, read on...
| Single parenting, co-parenting, and post-separation families: Challenges and opportunities in times of crisis
June 23rd, 2023, Melbourne
Keynotes: Dr Moeata Keil (University of Auckland), Professor Kathryn Edin (Princeton University), and Professor Kay Cook (Swinburne University).
For the full details, read on...
| ‘Mobile Transitions’: A Symposium on Global Youth, Transnational Mobilities and
Transitions to Adulthood
June 23rd, 2023, Melbourne
Keynote: Associate Professor Valentina Cuzzocrea (Università degli studi di Cagliari)
For the full details, Read on... | Amazon Effects & Logistical Labour: New markets, new technologies, new workplaces?
June 23rd, 2023, Melbourne
Keynote: Professor Valeria Pulignano
For the full details, read on...
| CANCELLED: Working Together Ways Yarning Circle
June 23rd, 2023, Melbourne
Keynote: Carol Vale and Dr Penny Taylor
All Murawin external meetings and events been cancelled for the foreseeable future.
| Decentering knowledge in researching migration from the Global South
June 24th, 2023, Melbourne
Keynote speakers: Xiaoying Qi, Associate Professor of Sociology, Australian Catholic University & Lan Anh Hoang, Associate Professor in Development Studies, the School of Social and Political Sciences, the University of Melbourne.
For the full details, read on...
| Place Economies
Date: July 5th and 6th- Adelaide. The first afternoon/evening (i.e., the 5th) will be at UniSA City West; the second full day (i.e., the 6th) will be at Flinders Victoria Square Campus.
Keynote: Professor Ian Woodward, Southern Denmark University
For further details, read on...
| Journal of Sociology - Volume: 59, Number: 1 (March 2023) has been published. You can access the Table of Contents here.
| | Global Healthcare Systems and Violence Against Women and Girls Issue 2, 2024 | Submission deadline extended to March 20th: Worldwide, it is estimated that approximately 30% of women have experienced violence (WHO 2021a) and that the prevalence of violence against women and girls increases significantly once broader social inequities are taken into account such as Indigeneity, disability, race and ethnicity, 2SLGBTIQ+ status, and age (WHO 2021b). Interaction with the healthcare system can provide an opportunity for a coordinated response to be enacted that provides critical care to women (Fitts et al., 2022). While there have been decades of advocacy for action to address the rates of violence against women, the breadth of minority and marginalised women’s experiences of accessing healthcare following violence are only gradually becoming known.
Guest Editors: Michelle Fitts and Karen Soldatic
For the full details of the call, read on...,
| New: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
University of Tasmania
A central focus of the role will be management of the UTAS Rough Sleepers Initiative
Application deadline: April 23. Read on...
New: Research Fellow
Sydney Centre for Healthy Societies, University of Sydney
New: Senior Research Fellow
Transforming Early Education and Child Health (TeACH)
Manage an exciting new program of research called 'Thrive': Finishing School Well'.
Western Sydney University
Application deadline: March 27. Read on...
Research Consultant / Senior Research Consultant
The Insight Centre
A rare opportunity for a senior researcher to play a leading role in a growing, multi-disciplinary research agency by designing and delivering research for impact for the forpurpose and not-for-profit sector.
Working alongside fellow member Shanthi Robertson.
Research Fellow
Griffith University
This position is for an experienced Research Fellow, Grade 2 (0.6 FTE) to work with a team of scholars on a recently funded ARC Project, ‘Engaging Outsiders In Sport: Transforming Sport Event Legacy Planning’, which aims to investigate intersectional inequities in sport participation for girls, women and non-binary people in Queensland by working with them to envision legacies for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Applications close: TOMORROW March 17th. Read on...
Research Fellow
Australian National University
Carry out independent and collaborative research on the governance of health, technoscience and well-being
| The Jobs Board enables you to view current employment opportunities. As a member, you can post opportunities to the Jobs Board directly from within your membership profile screen.
| | | New: Ageing populations & older adults - Exploring the needs & interests of ageing populations & older adults
University of Tasmania
Primary Supervisor: fellow member Peta Cook
| | The Scholarships Board enables you to view available scholarships that our members have posted. Like the Jobs Board, as a member, you can post scholarship opportunities directly from within your membership profile screen. | | | | Other Events, News & Opportunities | New: State of the Future of Work Launch
March 20, 11am - 12:00pm AEDT
Parkville
How can we redress and repair violence, abuse and neglect of people living with dementia in residential aged care?
Dementia Reparations Principles and project report
International human rights focused launch, 23 March (EST and CET timezones)
Researchers Linda Steele (University of Technology Sydney) and Kate Swaffer (Dementia Alliance International) in conversation with: Professor Claudia Mahler (United Nations Independent Expert on the Enjoyment of all Human Rights by Older Person), Professor Israel Issi Doron (University of Haifa), Bethany Brown (International Disability Alliance). Read on...
Note: the reports will be publicly available on March 13 here.
| SHAPE Futures Network
Launched in September 2022, the SHAPE Futures is an early- and mid-career network for the disciplines of the humanities, creative arts and social sciences. Their purpose is to ensure the humanities, arts and social sciences thrive and excel in Australia, by fostering an inclusive and diverse community that supports, empowers and promotes Australian early and mid-career researchers, within and beyond academia.
They encourage those who might consider themselves to be early or mid-career researchers (typically up to 15 years post-PhD, excluding career interruptions) to join the Network; there is no cost to join. Their website provides information on ways that the network can support EMCRs, including advocacy, networking opportunities, and increased visibility of opportunities, resources, and avenues of support. A crucial part of their work is the EMCR cohort survey, which will help build our understanding of the needs of this diverse group, informing our strategies for representation, advocacy, opportunities and network-building. The survey closes in mid-March.
| New: Sea, Sky, and Land: Engaging in Solidarity in Endangered Ecologies
The Society for Social Studies of Science
Hawai’i, November 8-11, 2023.
Submission deadline: TOMORROW March 17. Read on...
New: Sociological Voices in Public Discourse
BSA Annual Conference
12-14 April 2023, University of Manchester, UK
Early bird registration closes March 22nd. Read on...
New: Policy innovation for inclusive internet governance
Policy & Internet Conference 2023
Sep 28-29, The University of Sydney
Submission deadline: April 16. Read on...
New: Contributing to and with STS
AusSTS 2023 Inaugural Conference
Monday 17th and Tuesday 18th July, UNSW, Sydney
World Conference for Religious Dialogue and Cooperation
October 04-08, 2023 Struga, North Macedonia
World Convention
(In)Justice International
Finland March 28-31
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| | Accessing Online Materials & Resources | | TASA members have access to over 90 peer-reviewed Sage Sociology full-text collection online journals encompassing over 63,000 articles. The image on the left shows you where to access those journals, as well as the Sage Research Methods Collection & the Taylor and Francis Full Text Collection, when logged in to TASAweb. If needed, here is a short instructive video on how to access the journals. | | | | Contact TASA Admin: admin@tasa.org.au | |