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Date: 5/19/2021
Subject: TASA Members' Newsletter May 20
From: TASA



Dear ~~first_name~~, 
 
We received quite a few emails in response to our insert last week about the 3500 books. We will let you know where the books found a home as soon as the details are locked in. In the meantime, we hope you can join us for our TASA Thursdays  event next week on May 27th with Rick Spencer, University of Melbourne, speaking on 'How teachers disrupt heternormative practices within secondary school settings'12:30pm - 1:30pm AEST, via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81975192569?pwd=Q3FibTRzZS9od0RqZmlSYzFFd2xMZz09 Meeting ID: 819 7519 2569 Passcode: 816963
 
For details about TASA November and the available funding for face to face events, please visit our TASA November webpage. Note, abstract submissions will open on May 24th with a deadline of July 12. Other key dates can be viewed here. 
 
Congratulations
We extend our warm congratulations to fellow member Heidi Hetz (current Equity and Inclusion Portfolio Leader) for the publication of their first, single authored article from their PhD: 
 
‘The concept of the ‘good refugee’ in Cambodian and Hazara refugee narratives and self-representation’, Journal of Refugee Studies, https://doi.org/10.1093/jrs/feab075
 
Save the Dates
TASA Thursdays Postgraduate & Early Career Researcher session: How to publish: A behind-the-scenes look at the journal publishing process hosted by Laura Simpson Reeves on behalf of the Postgraduate Sub-Committee, with panellists A/Prof Sarah MacLean (co editor-in-chief of Health Sociology Review) and Dr Allegra Schermuly (managing editor of Journal of Sociology) – 3rd June 12:30pm - 1:30pm AEST, via Zoom:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89211233673?pwd=K054QmhVK2UvNzVjUTA1YXkrNDI5UT09  Meeting ID: 892 1123 3673 & Passcode: 564421
 
TASA Thursdays for retired members hosted by Roger Wilkinson. June 24thMore details to follow. 
 
Critical Indigenous Studies thematic group conveners Bronwyn Carlson and Tristan Kennedy, both at Macquarie University, will be speaking about their social media work for TASA Thursdays on July 22ndMore details to follow. 
 
Liz Dean, University of Melbourne, Ann Lawless & John McGuire, co conveners of the Sociology and Activism Thematic Group, and James Godfrey, University of London, will be discussing Protest Songs for TASA Thursdays on August 26More details to follow. 
 
Tim Graham, Queensland University of Technology, will be speaking on Social media and misinformation for TASA Thursdays on October 28More details to follow. 
 
Lizzie Knight, Victoria University, will be speaking on 'Assumed parenting roles and the systemic gaps in education and justice systems' for TASA Thursdays on November 25th. More details to follow. 
 
 
Members' Publications

Books

Tinashe Dune, Kim McLeod, Robyn Williams (Eds.) (2021) Culture, Diversity and Health in Australia: Towards Culturally Safe Health Care. Routledge.


Culture Diversity and Health in Australia
Australia is increasingly recognised as a multicultural and diverse society. Nationally, all accrediting bodies for allied health, nursing, midwifery and medical professions require tertiary educated students to be culturally safe with regards to cultural and social diversity. This text, drawing on experts from a range of disciplines, including public health, nursing and sociology, shows how the theory and practice of cultural safety can inform effective health care practices with all kinds of diverse populations.
 
Part 1 explores key themes and concepts, including social determinants of health and cultural models of health and health care. There is a particular focus on how different models of health, including the biomedical and Indigenous perspectives, intersect in Australia today. Part 2 looks at culturally safe health care practice focusing on principles and practice as well as policy and advocacy. The authors consider the practices that can be most effective, including meaningful communication skills and cultural responsiveness. Read on...

Book Chapters

Tinashe Dune, Kim McLeod and Robyn Williams (2021) 'An Introduction to Culture, Diversity and Health in Australia', Culture, Diversity and Health in Australia: Towards Culturally Safe Health Care. Routledge.

Rebecca E. Olson, Allyson Mutch, Lisa Fitzgerald and Sophie Hickey (2021) 'The Social and Cultural Determinants of Health', Culture, Diversity and Health in Australia: Towards Culturally Safe Health CareRoutledge.

Robyn Williams, Tinashe Dune and Kim McLeod (2021) 'Principles of Cultural Safety', Culture, Diversity and Health in Australia: Towards Culturally Safe Health CareRoutledge.

Kim McLeod, Robyn Williams and Tinashe Dune (221) 'Culturally Safe Health Care Practice', Culture, Diversity and Health in Australia: Towards Culturally Safe Health CareRoutledge.

Tinashe Dune, Kim McLeod and Robyn Williams (2021) 'The Future of Culture, Diversity and Health in Australia: Culturally Safe Teaching and Learning', Culture, Diversity and Health in Australia: Towards Culturally Safe Health CareRoutledge.

Book Launch

Migrant Mothers in the Digital Age: Emotion and Belonging in Migrant Maternal Online Communities
Join in for an online launch and Q & A with author Leah Williams Veazey, in conversation with Raelene Wilding (both fellow members) and Sanjana Bhardwaj.
Tuesday 8 June 2021 at 3pm (AEST)
Please register here by Monday 7 June.

Journal Articles

Bouma G, Arunachalam D, Gamlen A, Healy E. Religious diversity through a super-diversity lens: National, sub-regional and socio-economic religious diversities in Melbourne. Journal of Sociology. May 2021. doi:10.1177/14407833211011256
 
Treloar C, Schroeder S, Lafferty L, Marshall A, Drysdale K, Higgs P, Baldry E, Stoove M, Dietze P. (2021). “Structural competency in the post-prison period for people who inject drugs: a qualitative case study”, International Journal of Drug Policy. Volume 95, September 2021, 103261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103261

Treloar, C., Hopwood, M, Drysdale, K. Lea, T, Holt, M, Dowsett, G., Aggleton, P., and Bryant, J. (2021). “Stigma as understood by key informants: A social ecological approach to gay and bisexual men’s use of crystal methamphetamine for sex”, International Journal of Drug Policy. Online 26 March 2021. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0955395921001341
 
Hookway N, Woodman D. Beyond millennials v baby boomers: Using kindness to assess generationalism across four age cohorts in Australia. The Sociological Review. May 2021. doi:10.1177/00380261211016280
 
Martin G, Roberts S. Exploring legacies of the baby boomers in the twenty-first century. The Sociological Review. April 2021. doi:10.1177/00380261211006326

Reports

Hanckel, B. & Chandra, S. (2021) ‘Social Media insights from sexuality and gender diverse young people during COVID-19’, Sydney, Australia: Western Sydney University. https://doi.org/10.26183/kvg0-7s37. Note, the full report is available here. 

Informed News & Analysis

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, read on...
 
 
John Hawkins, Jinjing Li, Michael Walsh, Riyana (Mira) Miranti & Yogi Vidyattama  (2021) The Low and Middle Income Tax Offset has been extended yet again. It delivers help neither when nor where it's needed. The Conversation, May 14.  
 
Alan Petersen (2021) AfterwardsFrankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, May 14.  The Australian sociological contribution to this article came about by Alan responding to a call, in our April 22nd newsletter, to speak with a reporter at a German national newspaper. 
 
 
Deborah Lupton, Marianne Clark, Clare Southerton and Ash Watson (2021) Put your values where your mouth is: the changing power of the face mask during COVID-19. UNSW, May 13.
 
Fellow member Johanna Garnett has been conducting sociological research related to youth in Myanmar since 2013. As such Johanna is one of the analysts commentating on the unfolding political crisis in the country, with a focus on the social movements and youth activism and experiences as a response to the military coup of 1 February 2021. Johanna has also made a submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade into the military coup in Myanmar. The below articles have stemmed from Johanna's research:

Subedi, DB & Garnett, J 2021, How is Myanmar’s Military Coup Revealing the Youth’s Changing Political Culture?Australian Outlook, 18 February 2021 (online)

Subedi, DB & Garnett, J 2021 Myanmar’s military has used surveillance, draconian laws and fear to stifle dissent before. Will it work again?, The Conversation, 5 February 2021.
 
 

Blogs

 Deborah Lupton (2021) New book now out – The COVID-19 Crisis: Social Perspectives. This Sociological Life, April 19.

Videos

Deborah Lupton (2021) An interview with Italian scholars, discussing The Face Mask in COVID Times: A Sociomaterial Analysis (Deborah Lupton, Clare Southerton, Marianne Clark, Ash Watson eds. De Gruyter 2021).
 
Thematic Groups
TASA MEM's Conversations About...Refugee and Migration Policy
Join the Comparative Network on Refugee Externalisation Policies (CONREP) and TASA MEM thematic group as they discuss how PhD students and early career researchers can partner with and influence policymakers.
Online, Wednesday, May 26, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM AEST
For full details, and to register, read on...
 
Career Disruption Grant

 

TASA 2021 Covid Career Disruption Grant is targeted at TASA members whose career has been disrupted by the pandemic. The grant can be used to access career development opportunities, to cover the cost of a carer / babysitter / cleaner to have additional time for research, or for research related cost (e.g. transcription, participant reimbursement, etc.) where these costs cannot be covered by other funds. The grant can also be used to cover career development activities associated with establishing / furthering a career outside of academia.

A total of $3,000 is available, with a maximum of $1,000 available per applicant.
Applications close on Monday 31 MayRead on...
 
2021 TASA Awards
TASA Awards open for nominations this year include:
  • Distinguished Service to Australian Sociology Award: nominations close May 31
  • Outstanding Service to TASA Award: nominations close May 31
  • Teaching Sociology Award: nominations close June 15
  • Sociology in Action Award: nominations close June 15
  • Early Career Researcher - Best Paper Prize: nominations close June 30
  • Postgraduate Impact & Engagement Award: nominations close July 31
This year, judging panels will also be assessing for the:
  • Best Paper in Health Sociology Review; and the
  • Best Paper in the Journal of Sociology.
You can access details about each award, and the nomination process/form, via TASAweb's Awards page
 
TASA Publications

Journal of Sociology - Carer's Bursary

The editors of the Journal of Sociology are inviting applications from the community of sociological scholars, who are TASA members, for a Carer’s Bursary funded by TASA.

This bursary is in response to a noticeable drop in submissions by authors with caring responsibilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The bursary totals $1000 for an author who has experienced disruption to publication outputs during COVID-19.
 
Applications close June 21st. For the full details, see the bursary webpage here.
 

Journal of Sociology - call for expressions of interest

Call for expressions of interest to guest edit a special issue of the Journal of Sociology for 2023.  The deadline for submissions, of no more than 3000 words in length, is Monday 21st June and they need to go to Allegra Schermuly, Managing Editor of the Journal. For details, read on...
 

Health Sociology Review

The latest special issue of Health Sociology Review is now out, guest edited by TASA members Christy Newman and Anthony K J Smith along with colleagues Elizabeth Duck-Chong, Son Vivienne, Cristyn Davies, Kerry H. Robinson & Peter Aggleton: Waiting to be seen: social perspectives on trans health [open access will stop in the next few days]. 
 
Employment
Associate Professor in Criminology
Swinburne University, Hawthorn
Full time, ongoing position. Academic Level D: starting at $147,648+ 17% superannuation
Applications close: May 27. Read on...
 
Postdoctoral Fellowships, Sociology
The School of Advanced Studies, University of Tyumen, Siberia, Russia
Knowledge of Russian is not required. 
Applications close:  June 15.  Read on...
 
Lecturer below the bar in Sociology (2 positions)
University of Limerick, Ireland
Applications close: August 31st. For details, and to apply, click here and in 'Vacancy type' select 'academic and then key in 043308 in the 'Search by Recruitment Reference'.
 
There are many members of TASA who are looking for work, from sessional teaching through to applied consultancy research. Our 'Looking for Work' registry is to provide a way for our members who are looking for work to connect with people looking to employ sociologists. We also acknowledge many of our members are employed precariously, and we hope this registry might help in building connections and networks towards more stable employment.
 
Note, if you are looking for work you can list yourself in the 'Looking for Work' registry via your membership profile. Click on the Additional Member Data tab and scroll down to the question 'Are you looking for work?' After selecting 'yes' to that question, your details will appear in our publicly searchable 'Find a Sociologist' directory. Please contact TASA Admin if you need assistance adding your details. 
 
If you would like to be spotlighted in our newsletter as someone looking for work, please email TASA Admin, and attach a profile image that can be used in the spotlight and include a bio outlining your location, highest qualification, areas of expertise, the type of work you are looking for, and whether you are in a position to relocate etc. 
 
 

Jobs Board

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.
Current Employment Opportunities
PhD Scholarships
PhD Scholarship on image-based harms
Social and Global Studies Centre, RMIT University
Application deadline: May 31. Read on... 
 
Social practices of oral health in Australian preschool children
The University of Western Australia
They're seeking a PhD student to work as an important part of their international team on their ARC funded research project.
Application deadline: TODAY May 20Read on... 
 
Eight PhD Opportunities
Deakin University - Alfred Deakin Institute
One opportunity is with fellow member Anita Harris in the area of youth, diversity and wellbeing in a digital age
Application deadline: May 30. Read on... 
 
PhD fellowship in Critical Disability Studies
Carleton University, Canada
Part of the Engendering Disability Inclusive Development Partnership Project.
Application deadline: June 30. Read on...  

Scholarships Board

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.
Current Scholarship Opportunities
Other Events, News & Opportunities

World Convention

New: Conflict, Confinement and Immorality
Taiwan, 22nd - 25th March, 2022
The image below shows the 6 streams
Abstract submission deadline: September 10. Read on... 

Call for Participants

Fellow member, & PhD Candidate, Tania Ciotti is calling for participants for her research titled - Comportment, Contention, and Conflict: identity and role dynamics experienced by bilingual-bicultural social work practitioners in australian practice contexts.
 
Do you identify as a Bilingual-Bicultural Social Worker?

You may be qualified to participate in a voluntary research study if you

o Are a qualified Social Worker, with 2+ years of fulltime work experience, in the Australian human services context.
o Meet the AASW requirements as a qualified Social Worker.
o Work with your own cultural community in an Ethno-Specific and/or a mainstream human service organisation.
 
For the full details, read on... 

Webinars

New: LGBTQ engagement and inclusion in research - an ACON Panel discussion hosted by NDARC
Online, Thursday, 3 June, 3:00pm - 4:00pm AEDT
Facilitated by Jack Freestone, featuring panellists Teddy Cook, Rachel Deacon and Kerryn Drysdale.
With an overarching focus on alcohol and other drug (AOD) research this webinar will cover:
  • The importance of including sexuality and gender diverse people and communities in research
  • Meaningful data inclusion, collection, and reporting as it relates to sexuality and gender identity
  • Ethical considerations when working alongside LGBTQ communities and an overview of the ACON Research Ethics Review Committee
  • An example of innovative practice in results dissemination and community engagement from the ‘Crystal Pleasures and Sex Between Men’ study.
Register here. 
 
An Exploration of (cisgender) WSU staff's understanding of trans and gender diversity
With fellow member Lucy Nicholas
Wednesday July 21st 4:30pm, Liverpool or Zoom
Email L.Nicholas@westernsydney.edu.au to register for on campus or zoom. 
 
Children’s bodies Are Not Capital: Arduous Cross-border Mobilities Between Shenzhen and Hong Kong
TODAY 20 May, 
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm,  Hong Kong and Perth time (UTC+8)
Speaker: Professor Johanna L. WATERS

Between successful/agentive ageing and grandparent duties: The Informal Care Chains of Transnational Chinese Grandparents and Their Australian Migrant Children and ‘Distant’ Grandchildren
TOMORROW 21 May, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm, Hong Kong and Perth time (UTC+8)
Speaker: Professor Loretta BALDASSAR
 
For the full details of the above two webinars, and to register, read on...
 

Awards

International Sociological Association (ISA) Award for Excellence in Research and Practice
Awarded to a sociologist who advances and promotes sociological knowledge and practice through outstanding contributions to the discipline, the profession, and the ISA.
Nominations deadline: May 30. Read on...
 

Conferences

New: Post Porto Alegre ISA Forum RC 54: Sociology of the body in COVID time.
2nd - 4th September, 2021
Featuring fellow member Raewyn Connell as one of the keynotes
The Body in the Social Sciences
II International Seminary Body and Culture (CBCE) Bodies in the Pandemic Context
Abstract submission deadline: July 30th. Read on...
Call for Session Proposals
Proposals are invited for sessions at RC20 Regional Conference on Comparative Sociology & The 2nd RC33 Regional Conference on Social Science Methodology.
Submission deadline: July 30. Read on...
 
Philippine Sociological Society's International Conference seeks to bring in a range of diverse voices that can problematize, theorize, and empirically analyze the various experiences of vulnerability, precarity and resistance. They invite presentations from sociologists and social scientists from around the world about their recent research and think pieces particularly on vulnerabilities and resistance. The conference is open to individual presentations and panel proposals.
For inquiries, email pssconference2021@gmail.com
Abstracts should not be longer than 250 words and should be submitted through this link bit.ly/PSS2021Abstracts
For panel submissions, submit via bit.ly/PSS2021Panel
Submission deadline: July 15. Read on...
 
Cultural Studies Association of Australasia - Bodies in Flux
1 - 3 December, Edith Cowan University, Perth
Submission deadline extended: July 30th. Read on...
TASA Gift Memberships
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:
 
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