| The XX ISA World Congress of Sociology is being supported by the Melbourne Convention Bureau. | | | | Dear ~~first_name~~,
It is hard to believe that the XX ISA World Congress of Sociology starts in 25 days. Years of planning and it will all be over in 7 days! The week before the Congress, there is also a plethora of Sociology focussed events to attend. These pre-Congress events are being hosted by fellow members. Some details for each event are listed further down in this newsletter. For a one-page snapshot of the events, visit TASAweb here.
We're excited to share that Sage are making all Journal of Sociology (JoS) articles free to access for the week of the Congress and two weeks post the Congress. If you have published in JoS, this would be a good time to promote and share your article/s.
| | Members' Engaging Sociology | Javed Anwar, Sher Rahmat Khan, Mir Zaman Shah, Seth Brown, Peter Kelly and Scott K. Phillips (2023) Sustainable Development: A Case Study from Postcolonial Pakistan. Brill. | The book charts the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the impact that it has had on the lives of young people and their communities, education systems, the teaching profession, and the responses by governments, NGOs, and donor organisations in Pakistan. Drawing on theories of postcolonialism, feminism, and neoliberal globalisation, the authors explore the development of Pakistan as a postcolonial nation-state, and examine the legacies of colonialism in education systems and policies, teacher education and development. The Pakistani authors bring extensive knowledge and experience to this case study of the ‘broken promise’ of education for sustainable development. Read on...
The booked was launch recently, and was accompanied by a webinar. You can access the recording here.
| | | L. Dunaj, K Mertel and JCA Smith (eds) Civilization, Modernity, and Critique: Engaging Johann P. Arnason’s Macro-Social Theory, London: Routledge (2023).
| | Civilization, Modernity, and Critique provides the first comprehensive, cutting-edge engagement with the work of one of the most foundational figures in civilizational analysis: Jóhann P. Árnason. In order to do justice to Árnason’s seminal and wide-ranging contributions to sociology, social theory and history, it brings together distinguished scholars from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds and geographical contexts. Through a critical, interdisciplinary dialogue, it offers an enrichment and expansion of the methodological, theoretical, and applicative scope of civilizational analysis, by addressing some of the most complex and pressing problems of contemporary global society. A unique and timely contribution to the ongoing task of advancing the project of a critical theory of society, this volume will appeal to scholars of sociology and social theory with interests in historical sociology, critical theory and civilizational analysis. Read on... | | | |
Aslaksen, E.W. (2023). Freedom and Standards in Engineering. In: Fritzsche, A., Santa-María, A. (eds) Rethinking Technology and Engineering. Philosophy of Engineering and Technology, vol 45. Springer, Cham.
| Kyllie Cripps (2023) Indigenous women and intimate partner homicide in Australia: confronting the impunity of policing failures, Current Issues in Criminal Justice, DOI: 10.1080/10345329.2023.2205625 [OPEN ACCESS]
Sujith Kumar Prankumar, Peter Aggleton, Joanne Bryant & Nicholas Apoifis. (2023). Lebanese, Indian and Anglo LGBTQ + young Australians’ experiences at school and university: an analysis from the middle, Journal of Youth Studies, DOI: 10.1080/13676261.2023.2213644 [Open Access].
Mulvey, B., Morris, A. & Ashton, L. Differentiated experiences of financial precarity and lived precariousness among international students in Australia. High Education (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-023-01033-9 [OPEN ACCESS]
| The following three TASA Awards are now open for nominations:
Nominations close on July 17th. | TASA Thursdays
June 15th: The Voice. Speakers: Joann Schmider (Indigenous Portfolio Leader) and others TBC.
September 21: Visual Methods of Sociology with speakers Dorinda 't Hart and Kazi Fattah.
Date TBC: Mark Carrigan (UK) presenting on AI and Chat GPT.
If you would like to be a presenter/panellist for one of our TASA Thursdays events, please contact Roger Wilkinson, our Digital Publications Editor.
| New: Optimism and eternal vigilance: Gathering disease, responsible subjects and the hope of elimination in the new hepatitis C treatment era.
Presented by fellow member Gemma Nourse
Online, Tuesday June 13, 3:00pm - 4:00pm (AEST)
| New: Reframing sociologies of young people, education, work and identity in a ‘code red’ for humanity
Speakers: fellow members David Farrugia and Eve E Mayes and colleague Tebeje Molla
In-person and online, Deakin Downtown, Monday June 26th 5:30pm - 7:45pm, AEST
| Inquiring for Life - How to build in research and evaluation systemically for (truly) living systems
| TASA ISA 2023 Aligned Events
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#HS23 Epistemic Justice for Healthy Societies
ONLINE, June 20th, 2023, Sydney. 1:00pm - 3:00pm AEST.
Associate Professor Seye Abimbola (University of Sydney, Australia) will join Professor Nelson de Barros (University of Campinas, Brazil) to deliver their perspectives on epistemic justice in global health, with an introduction by SCHS Deputy Director, Dr Katherine Kenny and a discussion led by SCHS Deputy Director, Associate Professor Nadine Ehlers.
For the full details, and to register, read on...
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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).
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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), and Prof Barry Judd, University of Melbourne (Indigenous studies)
For the full details, read on...
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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...
| | | Amazon Effects & Logistical Labour: New markets, new technologies, new workplaces?
June 23rd, 2023, Melbourne
Keynote: Professor Valeria Pulignano
For the full details, read on... | | | | ‘Mobile Transitions’: A Symposium on Global Youth, Transnational Mobilities and Transitions to Adulthood.
Transnational Mobilities and Youth Transitions
June 23rd, 2023, Melbourne, 9:30am - 5:00pm
Keynote: Associate Professor Valentina Cuzzocrea (Università degli studi di Cagliari)
For the full details, and to register, read on...
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Reimaging social security in Australia to rebuild our social safety net
June 22nd, Melbourne, 5:30pm
Speakers include: Dr China Mills, a leading scholarly civil society advocate (University of London) Professor Kay Cook, Swinburne University, Associate Professor Elise Klein, ANU, Dr Dina Bowman, Brotherhood of St. Laurence, Nerita Waight, the CEO of Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service, Chabel Khan, University of Melbourne, Natasha Thomson, disability self-advocate, Terese Edwards, Executive Director, Council for Single Mothers and their Children, Professor Karen Soldatic, University of Western Sydney
| | Decentering knowledge in researching migration of the Global South
Hybrid event, 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; and Irudayja Rajan, Professor at the International Institute for Migration and Development (IIMAD), Kerela, India.
Registration closes June 15th. You can register here.
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Place Economies
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...
| | | Social Sciences Week (SSW) 2023
4th to the 10th of September.
In case you are not aware, SSW is an annual event that celebrates and showcases the diverse range of social sciences disciplines and research in Australia.
For details, and to register events, visit the SSW website here.
| Journal of Sociology - Volume: 59, Number: 1 (March 2023) has been published. You can access the Table of Contents here.
| Health Sociology Review - Volume: 32, Number: 1 (2023) has been published. It is a special issue on Sociological Aspects of Knowledge Translation. You can access the Table of Contents here. Note, most of the articles are available on open access.
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Two Level A/B Research Fellow positions
Sydney Centre for Healthy Societies (SCHS), The University of Sydney (full-time, fixed term 2 years with possibility of extension)
One role is focused on health and one focused on the environment and food systems. Have a look at the Centre’s Research Themes to get a sense of the work they do, which spans many areas of the humanities and social sciences, and in conversation with STEM scholars (in this case the Charles Perkins Centre). Relevant areas of expertise for applicants include: sociology, anthropology, public health, qualitative research, science and technology studies or related fields.
For a casual chat about the role and/or the team, please feel free to contact fellow member Alex Broom or anyone else from the team (e.g. Katie Kenny, Michelle Peterie, Leah Williams Veazey, Jianni Tien, Roberta Pala and Imogen Harper.
Application deadline: 18 June.
Professorial Research Fellow
La Trobe University
Application deadline: June 4th. Read on...
Tenure-Track faculty member
Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
| 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.
| | | Australian Research Council: Discovery Grant Understanding vicarious trauma in Australian foster care
Flinders University
Supervisor: fellow member Ben Lohmeyer
| | 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: Do you want to preserve and, potentially share, your research data?
Funding is currently available for secure digital archiving of qualitative research data for Studies of Education, Youth & Childhood Studies (SOCEY) Repository. Developed by a University of Melbourne and La Trobe University-led team, the repository is a secure digital platform for the archiving and sharing of qualitative research data. Hosted by the Australian Data Archive, its focus is material related broadly to studies of childhood, youth, and education.
They currently have the capacity to offer funding or in-kind labour to prepare and deposit research project materials and are seeking expressions of interest from researchers of childhood, youth and education in both academic, government and community sectors. The Repository already contains research projects archived as part of our pilot scheme in 2019/20; the project and challenges, opportunities and exemplars of best practice for archiving and sharing research data are discussed in detail in our Discussion Paper.
They are currently taking EOIs for project to be archived during the second half of 2023. If you are interested in talking with them about archiving your research data, they would love to hear from you. Make contact through project manager, fellow member Nicole Davis via email to discuss the possibilities.
Further information: https://go.unimelb.edu.au/4y4e
Image: Petrie Terrace State School, Brisbane, May 1970. Queensland State Archives, Digital Image ID 25777 |  | | European Sociological Association event with fellow member Raewyn Connell as one of the speakers
You can register for the event here.
| | | Big Questions in Work-Family
Work and Family Researchers Network Conference
June 20-22, 2024, Concordia University in Montreal Canada.
More than 500 stakeholders in the work-family field are anticipated to attend, with a dynamic program focused on meaningful exchanges.
Submissions open in August and close November 1, 2023. Read on...
| National Library of Australia Scholarships and the Asia Study Grants
Guidelines for these scholarships and grants as well as links to the online application forms are available here.
Application deadline: 26 June. | | | 2023 Thesis Eleven Annual Lecture: How Did We Get to Here? A Conversation with Jeffrey Alexander and Peter Beilharz
Greek Centre for Contemporary Culture, Melbourne.
Wednesday June 28, 5:45pm-7:45pm
For details, and to register, read on...
Agnes Heller Lecture 2023 - Professor Michèle Lamont
La Trobe University
Tuesday June 27th, 12:30pm - 2:00pm AEST
La Trobe University City Campus
| Journals - Call for Abstracts
| Transient migrants and their information behaviours (special issue)
Transitions: Journal of Transient Migration
This Special Issue specifically looks at the information behaviours of transient migrants – groups of people who are temporarily in a country because of study, work, lifestyle or humanitarian reasons.
Special Issue Editors Shanton Chang, Dana Mckay, & Catherine Gomes
Abstract submission deadline: 1 July. For full details, read on...
| | Transnational Belongings: Practices of Placemaking and Participation in Central America and Europe
Speakers: Noelle Brigden (Marquette University, USA) and Katia Pilati (University of Trento, Italy)
Chaired by: Leah Williams Veazey (University of Sydney)
Monday 3 Jul 2023 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM AEST, University of Sydney (Camperdown) and on zoom
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