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Date: 11/12/2021
Subject: CHASS Newsletter November 12
From: Sally Daly



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CHASS Newsletter
Dear ~~first_name~~,
 
There are a lot of HASS events happening in the next while and most of them are online and free! See below for details. We love sharing HASS details so please do remember to either tag us in your tweets (@CHASS_Aus) or email us at membership@chass.org.au. No news is too small or too big.
 
As mentioned in previous newsletters, we ask that you share this publication within and beyond your organisation as appropriate. We would like it to be circulated as widely as possible and any organisation and individual can sign up to receive it. 

2021 CHASS Prizes
The winners of our 2021 prizes will be announced soon. 
HASS Awards & Prizes

Open Prizes

Questions Writing Prize 2022
The 2022 Questions Writing Prize recognises and rewards young Australian writers (18 to 30 years). The writing can be fiction or non-fiction on any topic as long as the piece remains between 1,500 and 2,000 words.
The prize for the best writing submitted is $2,000.
The winner of the Questions Writing Prize will have their work published in a book and a forthcoming issue of Questions.
Submission deadline: May 1, 2022. Read on...
 
HASS Events
The Congress of the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
CHASS bringing together the annual discipline association conferences in the HASS sector under one banner. Proposed dates for the inaugural event are the final week of November and/or first week of December 2023 (Melbourne). 
More details to follow.
 
New: Being Human Festival
11 - 20 November
The Faculty of Arts, at the University of Melbourne, is hosting the international hub of the UK's Being Human Festival. Exploring the theme of 'renewal', the online program offers a range of events and activities celebrating the breadth, diversity and vitality of the humanities.
For details, read on...
 
New: The schooling and university experiences of diverse young adults in Sydney
Free, online seminar
24 November, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM AEDT
For details, and to register, read on...
 
New: Hope - the 46th Annual Conference of the Australian Association for the Study of Religion
9-10 December
The conference will be held online, over Zoom, on Australian Eastern Daylight Time. 
For details, read on...
 
New: Drawn to Dance
A Journey Through Design
Curated by David McAllister AM, Artistic Director of The Australian Ballet 2001-2020
Presented by the Australian Performing Arts Collection, Arts Centre Melbourne
For details, read on...
 
New: Framing the Stage
The art of performance photography
Australian Performing Arts Collection, Arts Centre Melbourne, in collaboration with Jeff Busby
For details, read on...

Decentering and diversifying languages and cultures
Languages and Cultures Network for Australian Universities (LCNAU)
Sixth Biennial Colloquium
November 24 - 26, online.
For details, read on...
 
Journalism, Policy and Politics
The Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia Conferene
1st-3rd December
News and Media Research Centre at the University of Canberra
For details, read on...
 
Australian Linguistic Society conference
La Trobe University, Melbourne
7 - 9 December 2021
For details, read on...
 
Reception and Emotion
The Australian and New Zealand Association for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (ANZAMEMS)
The Thirteenth Biennial ANZAMEMS Conference
The University of Western Australia, 27 June to 1 July 2022 
Submission deadline: TODAY Friday 12 November. Read on... 
  
 
Healthy Societies
A full day symposium showcasing social science research presentations on how health and social life intersect on our changing planet.
Free, online event, Tuesday, November 16, 8:45 AM – 4:00 PM AEDT
For details, and to register, read on...

Applied event
Co-design and co-production: Challenges and opportunities for sociologists
Free online event, Wednesday 17 November, 11am – 12.30pm AEST (Qld time)
For details, and to register, read on...

ASSA event
New: The Social Future of Australia
Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
Free online events
Monday November 22nd & Tuesday November 23rd.
For details, read on...
 

TASA PG day event
'So you're finishing your PhD in a pandemic... what's next?' by Inger Mewburn
Free online event, Monday November 22nd, 1:00pm - 2:00pm AEDT
For details, and to register, read on...
 
‘Messy Life, Messy PhD, Messy Me’: A practical session to help manage the mess.
Free online event, Thursday, November 25th 12.30pm-1.30pm AEDT
For details, and to register, read on...
 
 

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Emeritus Professor Gary Bouma AM Legacy in Sociology
Celebrating the life and scholarly achievements of Emeritus Professor Gary Bouma through a series of international and local presentations. There will be a time for reflection and response at the end of the presentations.
Free online event, Wednesday November 24, 9:10AM - 10:30AM AEDT
For details, and to register, read on...
 

 Australasian Consortium of Humanities Research Centres
‘Communicating Truth and Beauty: A Dialogue with the Sciences’
 The Australasian Consortium of Humanities Researchers & Centres
Free online conference
Monday, 15 Nov, 10:00 AM – Tuesday, 16 Nov, 3:30 PM AEDT
The full program is available here.  Note, CHASS President, Dan Woodman, will be a part of the Working with Peak Bodies panel on Tuesday, 11:30am - 1:00pm
For details, and to register, read on...
 

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Submissions on any kind of social aspects regarding COVID-19 will be welcome. More details to follow. 

ANZAMEMS
The Thirteenth Biennial ANZAMEMS Conference will be held at The University of Western Australia. The topic is: Reception and Emotion. The conference will be held from 27 June to 1 July 2022 and will include an ANZAMEMS Seminar. The Call for Papers has now opened. The closing date for submissions is TODAY Friday 12 November 2021. For details, read on... 
 

TASA November
The Australian Sociological Association is hosting several hybrid events in November as well as a Thematic Week involving multiple presentations, keynotes and a plenary. More details available soon. 
 
HASS Publications

Journals

Nilan P. The Youth Appeal of Far-Right Music Festivals. Youth. 2022; 1(1):14-26. https://doi.org/10.3390/youth1010003 [OPEN ACCESS]
 
Pienaar, K., & Petersen, A., (2021) Searching for diagnostic certainty, governing risk: Patients' ambivalent experiences of medical testing. Sociology of Health and Illness. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1467-9566.13391. [OPEN ACCESS]
 
Jasmeet Singh & Juliet Hassard (2021) Emotional labour, emotional regulation strategies, and secondary traumatic stress: a cross-sectional study of allied mental health professionals in the UK, The Social Science Journal, DOI: 10.1080/03623319.2021.1979825 [OPEN ACCESS]
 
Cameron Parsell, Marcus Hutchins, Laura Simpson Reeves & Chris Deighton (2021) Created in the image of God? Progressive social services and faith-based organizations, Journal of Contemporary Religion, DOI: 10.1080/13537903.2021.1959163 [OPEN ACCESS]
 
The 12th edition of the Australian Academy of the Humanities’ flagship journal Humanities Australia is available in full here.
 

Videos

Global Drug Policy Index: Australian Advocacy webinar

Websites

HASS Funding
Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) Fund
The RISE Fund is supporting the arts and entertainment sector to reactivate. The program is targeting funding towards the arts and entertainment sector organisations to assist in the presentation of cultural and creative projects, activities and events to rebuild confidence amongst investors, producers and consumers. Projects that target audiences in outer metropolitan, regional and remote areas will also be taken into account, as well as projects that in that involve tours and use local regional pre-production and production, services and support acts.
Application deadline: 31 December. Read on... 

HASS Resources
New: Implementation Science Resource Directory
A curated implementation science resource for students, clinicians, and researchers to support health implementation efforts. There is a range of freely available digital tools and resources. 
For details, read on.... Also see a three part webinarseries. 
 
HASS Employment Opportunities
New: People and Culture Advisor
National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Canberra
Application deadline: November 28. Read on...
 
New: Lecturer in Anthropology
University of Sydney, Camperdown Campus
Full time, continuing position
Application deadline: November 22. Read on...

New: Lecturer in Sociology
Australian National University
Located in the School of Sociology, Canberra ACT
Part time(0.6 FTE), Fixed Term 12 Months
Application deadline: November 23. Read on...
 
New: Lecturer in Political Economy
University of Sydney, Camperdown Campus
Two full time continuing opportunities 
Application deadline: Read on...
 
HASS Scholarship Opportunities
New: Place-Making, Cultures and Communities in Parramatta
Western Sydney University, Institute for Culture and Society
Application deadline: 30 November. Read on...
 
New: Western Sydney University and Kathmandu University Dual Award PhD Scholarship
The Universities will work with the successful applicant to create a research project that aligns with their own academic interests, in fields of research where each institution share common, strategic research goals.
Application deadline: 31 December. Read on...
 
Merna Mattsson Scholarship for Women in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
The Merna Mattsson Scholarship for Women in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities is made possible by a generous legacy donation from the Mattsson family. Merna was a long serving staff member in the Swinburne Library.
Applications close: March 31. Read on...
 
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  • Call for Book Chapters
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  • Discipline/Department news
  • Industry connections
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Job and/or scholarship opportunities (these will also be listed on our publicly searchable website directory)
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  • Submissions
  • Social gatherings

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