 | Dear ~~first_name~~,
Welcome to our August newsletter. We are excited to share that we are gearing up for the 3rd Congress of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (HASS), an event that promises to be a vibrant celebration of our disciplines and the innovative work being done across our fields. This Congress will provide an invaluable platform for scholars, practitioners, and students to engage in meaningful discussions, share insights, and collaborate on addressing the pressing issues facing our society today.
As we prepare for our 3rd Congress, if you plan on attending, we encourage you to reflect on the themes and topics that resonate within your own work and consider how they intersect with the broader conversations happening in the humanities, arts, and social sciences. This is an opportunity not only to showcase your research but also to connect with like-minded individuals who share your passion for advancing knowledge and understanding in our fields.
Links to some of the events are listed in this newsletter. We look forward to your participation and to celebrating the rich contributions of the HASS community.
The CHASS Team
| | CHASS Prize for Distinctive Work in the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
This prize is for a performance, exhibition, research project or a specific advance in policy development in any HASS field. Performances or exhibitions must have been open to the public between 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2023. Policy work and research may have commenced earlier, but must have been completed during 2023.
Nomination deadline: September 25, 2024.
| | | | CHASS Future Leaders Writing Prize
The CHASS Future Leaders Writing Prize aims to recognise and reward young Australian writers (35 and under). The theme for 2024 is 'open'.
Please email your submissions to helen@futureleaders.com.au by September 25th and cc CHASS Admin (membership@chass.org.au).
| | | Oral History Australia (OHA) Awards
Hazel de Berg Award for Excellence in Oral History, the OHA Book Award, and the OHA Media awards
The Future Leaders Writing Prize 2024
Prize: $10,000
New: Sorento Creative Writing Prize
Prize: $5,000
| NEW: ACSPRI Fellowship Program
PhD candidates at ACSPRI Member Institutions are invited to apply for the 2025-26 ACSPRI Fellowship Program.
Valued at $25,000, the fellowship will help PhD students to achieve their career goals, by providing direct financial support and professional development opportunities.
Fellowship holders will receive an annual bursary for two years and financial support to participate in ACSPRI courses and events.
| The Australian Linguistic Society is currently seeking application for the Susan Kaldor Scholarship, which funds international summer school or intensive programs for Australian linguistics students. The Susan Kaldor Scholarship provides funding of up to $2,500 to assist an ALS student member to attend an international institute, summer school or similar intensive course (for example the Linguistic Society of America Summer Institute; the LOT Summer School (The Netherlands); etc).
The Queensland University of Technology is now open to applications for their Clare Burton Memorial Scholarship. Successful applicants will receive a scholarship of $10,000 as a one-off payment as a research allowance. This scholarship is for current research students pursuing research where the major piece of work is focussed on gender equity. This encompasses women and equality in all spheres of endeavour including (but not limited to) employment, education, health, communications, engineering and science.
Application deadline: 9 September
NEW: Western Sydney University is now open to applications for their Language & Cultural Diversity in Automated Decision-Making: Australasia Pacific scholarship. Successful domestic candidates will receive a tax-free stipend of $35,000 (AUD) per annum for up to 3 years to support living costs, supported by the Research Training Program (RTP) Fee Offset. Successful international candidates will receive a tax-free stipend of $35,000 (AUD) per annum for up to 3 years to support living costs. Those with a strong track record will be eligible for a tuition fee waiver, [and Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) insurance (Single Policy)].
Application deadline: 30 September
| Symposiums
Everyday Heritage and Difficult Legacies - Congress of HASS
Everyday Heritage & Australian Historical Association
Thursday November 28th, 10am - 5pm, UWA
The Everyday Heritage Symposium is a partnership event with the Australian Historical Association (AHA), the Congress of the Humanities, Arts, and Social Science (CHASS), University of Canberra, University of Western Australia, and Business Events Perth (BEPerth).
The ‘Save-the-Date’ flyer for the symposium can be accessed here.
The ideas & ideals of Australia: The Lucky Country turns sixty
Australian Academy of the Humanities
Canberra
Thursday 14 - Friday 15 November 2024
Conferences
The State of Democracy and Politics: Local, Regional and Global
Australian Political Studies Association
University of Western Australia
Monday November 25 - Thursday 28 November 2024
Anthropology in Crisis: Reclaiming the Discipline in Contested Spaces and Times
Australian Anthropological Society
University of Western Australia
Tuesday November 26 - Thursday 28 November 2024
Living Now: Social Worlds, Political Landscapes
The Australian Sociological Association
Curtin University
Tuesday November 26th - Friday November 29th
9th Biennial ACSPRI Social Science Methodology Conference
Australian Consortium for Social and Political Research Incorporated
University of Sydney, Holme Building
Wednesday 27 - Friday 29 November 2024
Earlybird registration opens: Late August
Earlybird registration deadline: 11 October
Abstract submission deadline: 20 September
Short videos submission deadline: 13 November
Kia Tōnui – Flourish: 2024
Drama New Zealand & Drama Australia
Te Whanganui-a-Tara / Wellington, New Zealand
Friday 27 - Monday 30 September 2024
Public Lecture
Shape the Nation
Academy of Social Sciences Australia
Chief Scientist Dr Cathy Foley is confirmed for the Academy’s ‘Shape the Nation’ lecture as part of the CHASS Congress of HASS on Thursday 28 November from 5-7pm. More details to follow soon.
Online Symposiums
Why Measuring Poverty Matters
Brotherhood of St Laurence
Wednesday 21 August, 3PM - 4PM
NEW: Harmful care, careful harm: relational entanglements in migration
Sydney Centre for Healthy Societies
Monday 9 September, 10AM - 12PM
NEW: CHASS Social Sciences Week: Distinctive Works Prize Winner Discussion
CHASS
Wednesday 11 September
NEW: AAP Online Conference
Australasian Association of Philosophy
Wednesday 16 - Friday 18 October
Convention
NEW: 2024 SHAPE Futures EMCR Network Annual Convention
SHAPE Futures Network
The University of Western Australia, Perth
Thursday 28 November
1PM – 2PM Panel Discussion
2PM – 4PM EMCR Workshop
4PM – 5:30PM Networking event
More information soon.
Colloquium
20th Murdoch Colloquium: Philosophy & Indigenous Knowledges
Australasian Association of Philosophy, Murdoch University and the Australasian Society for Continental Philosophy
Thursday 28 - Friday 29 November 2024
| All of the below articles are available on open access:
Akgün, E. Z., Gerli, P., Mora, L., & McTigue, C. (2024). Breaking barriers for breaking ground: A categorisation of public sector challenges to smart city project implementation. Public Policy and Administration. https://doi.org/10.1177/09520767241263233
Notley, T., Karanfil, G., & Aziz, A. (2024). The smart TV in low-income migrant households: Enabling digital inclusion through social and cultural media participation. Media, Culture & Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/01634437241264489
Day, M., & Brömdal, A. (2024). Mental health outcomes of transgender and gender diverse students in schools: a systematic literature review. International Journal of Transgender Health, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/26895269.2024.2359934
Johnson, A., Mullens, A. B., Burton, L., Sanders, T., & Brömdal, A. (2024). Pretty Bi for an Ally: A Critical Autoethnography. Journal of Bisexuality, 1–29. https://doi.org/10.1080/15299716.2024.2360896
Windt, I. K., Mullens, A. B., Debattista, J., Stanners, M., & Brömdal, A. (2024). Developing a gender affirming health response for trans and gender diverse Australians: a qualitative study. International Journal of Transgender Health, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/26895269.2024.2374007
van Toorn, G., Henman, P., & Soldatić, K. (2024). Introduction to the digital welfare state: Contestations, considerations and entanglements. Journal of Sociology. https://doi.org/10.1177/14407833241260890
van Toorn, G. & Carney, T. (2024) Decoding the algorithmic operations of Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme. Australian Journal of Social Issues, 00, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajs4.342
Thomas, A. (2024). ‘We cracked a hole in this very white structure’: Indigenous journalism practices in mainstream Australian news organisations. Media, Culture & Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/01634437241270952
Richer, N. (2024). From the Museum to the Studio: Rethinking Visual Representations of White-Washed Stories of North American History. Law, Culture and the Humanities. https://doi.org/10.1177/17438721241268889 | Episode 66: Reflexivity in Intersectional Qualitative Research Practices
A podcast called Between the Data, hosted by Stacy Penna, recently had an episode interviewing Marisela Velazquez, the interview focused on the ways she engages in reflexivity as a qualitative researcher and her use of NVivo Software for storing, organizing and analyzing diverse qualitative research projects.
The podcast can be found here.
| A new book called 'The Diagrammatics of ‘Race’', written by Marianne Sommar, explores the history of visual portrayals of human population relationships and evolutionary trees from pre-Darwinian times up through the early 21st century. The book shows how these portrayals have been used both to justify racism and to debunk the very concept of human races.
The full text can be accessed here.
A new book called 'Gender, Violence and Criminal Justice in the Colonial Pacific', written by Kate Stevens, illuminates the contested introduction of British and French colonial criminal justice in the Pacific Islands during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, focusing on Fiji, New Caledonia, and Vanuatu/New Hebrides. The book foregrounds the experiences of Indigenous Islanders and indentured laborers in the colonial court system, a space in which marginalized voices entered the historical record.
The full text can be accessed here.
A new book called 'Thinking Blue / Writing Red Marxism and the (Post)Human', written by Stephen Tunimo, makes an important and necessary contribution to radical discourse through its encompassing and sophisticated critique of mainstream media, higher education, pop culture, and political economy.
The full text can be accessed here.
The full text can be accessed here.
| | HASS Employment Opportunities | NEW: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Voluntary Assisted Dying
Full Time
Charles Sturt University
NEW: Teaching Fellowship (B) - English Literature
Full Time
University of Adelaide
NEW: Lecturer (B) - English Literature
Full Time
University of Adelaide
NEW: Tom Austen Brown Postdoctoral Research Associate in Archaeology
Full Time
University of Sydney
Associate Lecturer or Lecturer (Burmese)
Full Time
Australian National University
NEW: Professor of Architecture
Full Time
The University of Newcastle Australia
| Calling all teachers!
Are you a regular user of the National Museum of Australia’s Digital Classroom website? If so, they'd love your thoughts!
They're looking at making some improvements to their site, and your expert feedback will help them create a better experience for you.
Email education@nma.gov.au and register to take part in their user survey.
| | | Finding Australia's Disabled Authors are calling for papers to include in their online symposium in September.
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