 | | Dear ~~first_name~~,
The XX World Congress of Sociology is over! Seven plus years of planning, negotiation, change, delay, hard work and support from multiple TASA members. The behind the scenes story was brought to life at last week's Congress by a very special group of enthusiastic, bright, warm and friendly volunteers. We extend a heartfelt thank you to the volunteers who did TASA and Australian sociology proud by making a very positive impact on our international guests and their Congress experience. In case you may find it useful, the Program Book and the Book of Abstracts are both available online.
With the Congress behind us, we are now focussing on TASA 2023; a colloquium across three days (with one of those days a postgraduate event) will provide an opportunity for a mix of panel-based and general papers on discussion and social connection, and on broader regional and remote participation through both in-person and online engagement. Abstract submissions will open very soon!
As an aside, if you were at the Congress last week and found a black pair of Karen Millen reading glasses (with a little tortoise shell pattern on them), could you please email Sally in TASA Admin.
| Nominations for the following three TASA Awards close soon:
Nominations close on July 17th.
| | Travelling Scholar Lecture | |
TASA's Travelling Scholar Lecture: Judicial Work & Emotion
A new TASA Executive initiative developed by previous Vice-President, Peta Cook
Presented by Sharyn Roach Anleu, Matthew Flinders Distinguished Professor at Flinders University
Master of Ceremonies: Rob White
When: Wednesday 19 July 2023
Time: 6:00pm AEST
Format: In Person or online
Location: IMAS Aurora Theatre, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) 20 Castray Esplanade, Battery Point, TAS
Cost: Complimentary
| | Postgraduate TASA Thursdays Event
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TASA Thursdays
The sticky stuff – the question of ethics in digital research
Next Thursday July 13th, 12:30pm - 1:30pm AEST
Hosted by Postgraduate Portfolio Leader Richa George
Panel: Emily van der Nagel, Ben Lyall and Robbie Fordyce
Internet scholars like Markham maintain that to study the internet is to better understand society. Scholars have been innovating and adapting different approaches to digital fieldwork in response to the ongoing creation and evolution of internet platforms, technologies and practices. As digital methods gain popularity in inter-disciplinary academic research, this discussion aims to illuminate the sticky stuff – how to ethically conduct research within the partially private (Robards, 2013) spaces of social media.
| As mentioned in previous newsletters, we are collecting resources on the Voice. If you have something to add to the below list, please email the details (with links) to TASA Admin.
| | Members' Engaging Sociology | | Tufail, W. and Poynting, S. (2023) ‘Policing Muslims: Counter-Terrorism and Islamophobia in the UK and Australia’. In C. Cunneen, A. Deckert, A. Porter, J. Tauri and R. Webb (eds) Routledge Handbook on Decolonizing Justice London: Routledge, pp. 191-201. [OPEN ACCESS] | |
More-than-Human Wellbeing Exhibition
Ash Watson, Megan Rose, Deborah Lupton, & Vaughan Wozniak-O’Connor
The exhibition uses multimodal arts-based and multisensory methods – both digital and non-digital – to highlight ways of knowing and being within and beyond the world of self-tracking apps, electronic medical records, and smart devices for documenting illnesses and promoting health and wellbeing.
Open until Friday 18 August, UNSW Main Library Level 5
| 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. ABC Radio National have expressed interest in the week and are keen to explore the program at the end of July to see where they can promote or cover any events.
For details, and to register events, visit the SSW website here.
| To celebrate the recent XX World Congress of Sociology, Sage have made all Journal of Sociology (JoS) articles free to access through to July 14th. You can access them via the JoS webpages here.
| | | | To celebrate the recent XX World Congress of Sociology, Taylor and Francis have made the following Health Sociology Review issues open access for the month of July:
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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.
| 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.
| | | | 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 | Parity
A Call for Contributions: Gender and Homelessness
What do we mean when we talk about having a “gendered understanding” of homelessness? The application of a gendered lens to housing and homelessness issues helps to identify and explain otherwise neglected experiences and practices, and contests dominant representations of homelessness. Without a consideration of gender, research, policy and practice remain limited in what they can offer those who experience the multiple oppressions associated with the inequalities that result from gendered experiences of homelessness.
Submission deadline: August 18. Read on...
| Fellowships
University of Basel - The Forum Basiliense
| 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...
| Casualisation, Precarity and Career in Higher Education
Postgraduate Event - European Sociological Association
Online, September 27th
Keynote: Raewyn Connell
| Gift memberships, for any membership category, can now be accessed at anytime via your membership profile screen. If you would like to gift a membership, to someone new or to a current member, please follow the steps below:
STEP 1: Click here and log in
STEP 2: Click on the drop down menu to the right of your name in the purple bar (RH) at the top of the website (see 1st image below)
STEP 3: Click on Profile (see 1st image below)
STEP 4: Click on the Gift Memberships menu item and complete the details, see yellow highlights in 2nd image below. | | Submitting Newsletter Items | | We encourage you to support your colleagues by sharing details of your latest publications with them via this newsletter. No publication is too big or too small. Any mention of sociology is of value to our association, and to the discipline, so please do send through details of your latest publication (fully referenced & with a link, where possible) for the next newsletter, to TASA Admin. Usually, the newsletter is disseminated every Thursday morning. | | Updating your Member Profile | Personal pronoun preferences can be added to your profile. There are 9 combination options to choose from. Please let Sally in TASA Admin know if your preference/s is not on the list and we will have them added.
| | TASA Documents and Policies | In case you are not aware, you can access details of TASA's current Executive Committee 2023 - 2024, and their respective portfolios, as well as documents and policies, including the Constitution, Values Statement, Statement on Academic Freedom, Code of Conduct, Grievance Procedures, Safe & Inclusive Events, Sustainable Events and TASA History.
| | 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. | | | | ARE YOU FOLLOWING TASA?
TASA has launched a brand-new Organisation Page on LinkedIn, just in time for the Congress, and we would love to have your support!
All you need to do is simply navigate to TASA's Organisation Page and click the follow button.
We would love this page to be filled with the information about topical research, upcoming events and general happenings within the world of sociology.
Also if you're attending or participating in a TASA seminar, conference, workshop or webinar don’t forget to tag us, and share your thoughts with us.
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