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Date: 11/19/2024
Subject: CHASS Newsletter: November 2024
From: Digital Publications Editor


CHASS Newsletter
Dear ~~first_name~~,
 
The Third Congress of HASS is almost upon us, and I’m looking forward to seeing many of you in Perth, 25-29 November, where the University of Western Australia is our principal host and sponsor. It’s shaping up as a great occasion for the arts, humanities and social sciences – a time for meeting, conversing, the sharing of research and ideas, and reflection on the direction of the HASS disciplines and even of our democracies.

The Congress comes at a time when our universities, in general, are under enormous financial pressure. Several of them have announced staff cuts and even the disestablishment of humanities disciplines and fields, with the University of Wollongong only the latest. My own, the Australian National University, is in the midst of such a crisis. Caps on international student numbers will affect several universities adversely. CHASS will, as usual, play its advocacy role in the difficult times ahead, as well as providing a forum for the discussion of common interests and concerns.

These are hard times for the disciplines we love, for the scholars who practise them, and for the wider world that it is our task to interpret and make a better place.

Times of war and threats to democracy are not invitations to retreat to our bunkers. A complicated world needs HASS scholars’ expertise and efforts more than ever.

See you in Perth.

Frank Bongiorno
CHASS President
 
 
HASS Awards and Prizes
Writers prize update
CHASS Future Leaders Writing Prize
$2000 Prize Money

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 November 30th, 2024 and cc CHASS Admin (membership@chass.org.au).
 
We encourage you to share this opportunity widely. 
 Sorento Creative Writing Prize
 Prize: $5,000
 Nomination deadline: 1 March, 2025. Read on...
 
HASS Events
Symposiums
Everyday Heritage and Difficult Legacies - Congress of HASS
Everyday Heritage & Australian Historical Association
Thursday November 28th, 10am - 5pm, UWA 
For more information, and to register, read on... 
 
CHASS/ALAA/Curtin Symposium - Congress of HASS
Curtin University
Friday 29 November 2024
More information here.
 
2024 UWA Asian Studies Symposium - Congress of HASS
University of Western Australia
Wednesday 27 November 2024
More information here.
 
2024 Vaccination Social Science Symposium - Congress of HASS
University of Western Australia
Monday 25 November 2024
More information here.
 
Is Democracy Done? Australian Perspectives on the Future of Democracy - Congress of HASS
CHASS, Australian Political Studies Association
University of Western Australia
Tuesday 26 November 2024
More information here.
 
Conferences
The State of Democracy and Politics: Local, Regional and Global - Congress of HASS
Australian Political Studies Association
University of Western Australia
Monday November 25 - Thursday 28 November 2024
More information here.
 
Anthropology in Crisis: Reclaiming the Discipline in Contested Spaces and Times - Congress of HASS
Australian Anthropological Society
University of Western Australia
Tuesday November 26 - Thursday 28 November 2024
More information here.
 
Living Now: Social Worlds, Political Landscapes - Congress of HASS
The Australian Sociological Association
Curtin University 
Tuesday November 26th - Friday November 29th
More information here. 
 
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  
Short videos submission deadline: 13 November
More information here. 

Public Lectures
Shape the Nation - Congress of HASS
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. 
For details, and to register, read on... 
 
Convention
2024 SHAPE Futures EMCR Network Annual Convention - Congress of HASS
SHAPE Futures Network
The University of Western Australia, Perth
Thursday 28 November
For details, and to register, read on...
 
Colloquium
20th Murdoch Colloquium: Philosophy & Indigenous Knowledges - Congress of HASS
Australasian Association of Philosophy, Murdoch University and the Australasian Society for Continental Philosophy
Thursday 28 - Friday 29 November 2024 
More information here. 
 
HASS Publications

Journal Articles
All of the below articles are available on open access: 
 
Miguel, C., Lutz, C., Perez-Vega, R., & Majetić, F. (2024). “Alone on the road”: Loneliness among digital nomads and the use of social media to foster personal relationships. Media, Culture & Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/01634437241290087
 
Marino, S., & Baldassar, L. (2024). Comusichiamo. First Language, Life-Soundtracks and Storytelling to Support the Cultural Wellbeing of Migrants Living with Dementia. Journal of Intercultural Studies, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/07256868.2024.2418601
 
Possamai, A., A. Kamp, and R. Gower (2024) ‘Overseas Born ‘Religious Nones’ in Australia’ Secularism and Nonreligion 13 (5): 1–12. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/snr.198
 
Brandenburg, H., Boyle, B. P., & Lemesheva, Y. (2024). Brexit and the Iraq War on BBC Question Time: Demographic and Political Issue Representation in UK Public Participation Broadcasting. The International Journal of Press/Politics. https://doi.org/10.1177/19401612241292716
 
Buttgereit, L., Hameleers, M., Gattermann, K., & Schuck, A. (2024). Beyond “Lügenpresse”: How Politicians Criticize and Delegitimize the Media in Germany. The International Journal of Press/Politics. https://doi.org/10.1177/19401612241291826
 
Garusi, D., & Juarez Miro, C. (2024). Unpacking news consumption and trust decisions through a folk theory approach: A study of Austrian young adults. Media, Culture & Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/01634437241291453
 
Manning, N., & Stefanovic, D. (2024). Beyond Angry White Men: a progressive sociological imagination as an alternative to aggrieved entitlement. Journal of Youth Studies, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2024.2370280
 
Uekusa, S., Nguyen-Trung, K., Lorenz, D. F., Michael, S., & Karki, J. (2024). Bourdieu and early career researchers (ECRs) in disaster research: A collaborative autoethnography (CAE). International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 104969.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420924007313?via%3Dihub
 

Reports
Guyer, Sara. Director’s Report: Strategies for Persistence in a World under Duress. World Humanities Report, CHCI, 2024. https://worldhumanitiesreport.org/report/
 
Abell, Bridget & Harwood, Georgie (2024) Multicultural Health Coordination Program (MHCP): Final Evaluation Report. Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation (AusHSI), QUT, Brisbane, Qld. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/252705/
 

Books
A new book called "International Student Visibility: Living and Participating in Community", written by Catherine Gomes, narrates the ubiquitous relationship that international students have with their destination community, asking why students are not part of these communities despite being visible actors not only as students but as neighbours and as workers in the service industries and the gig economy.
The full text can be accessed here.

Videos
 
University of Wollongong: Petition
At the University of Wollongong (UOW), among other areas, the humanities is under attack. Slated for “disestablishment” are all languages and linguistics, as well as cultural studies and geography.
 
Below is a change.org petition opposing the cancellation of Languages at UOW. It was prepared by by staff at the Australian Society of French Studies. You are invited to sign / send to your contacts and networks.

Sign the petition: https://chng.it/nsVC2xyxH9
HASS Employment Opportunities
NEW: Digital Media Designer
Full Time
RMIT University
Application deadline: November 21. Read on...
 
NEW: Lecturer in History and Philosophy of Science
Full Time
University of Sydney
Application deadline: November 24. Read on...
 
NEW: Associate Professor, Industrial Design, School of Engineering, Design and Built Environment
Full Time
Western Sydney University
Application deadline: November 24. Read on...
 
NEW: Lecturer, Industrial Design
Full Time
RMIT University
Application deadline: November 24. Read on...
 
NEW: Postdoctoral Research Associate in Digital Communication
Full Time
University of Sydney
Application deadline: November 28. Read on...
 
Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Associate
Full Time
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Application deadline: December 1. Read on...
 
NEW: Lecturer / Senior Lecturer, Creative Writing
Full Time
RMIT University
Application deadline: December 1. Read on...
 
NEW: Ian Potter Chair in Rock Art
Full Time
University of Western Australia
Application deadline: December 4. Read on...
 
NEW: Lecturer in Education - Language and Literacy
Full Time
Charles Sturt University
Application deadline: December 4. Read on...
 
NEW: Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Indigenous Knowledges
Full Time
Murdoch University
Application deadline: December 7. Read on...
 
NEW: Associate Lecturer (Teaching Scholar)
Full Time
Southern Cross University
Application deadline: December 8. Read on...
 
NEW: Lecturer (Philosophy)
Full Time
University of Western Australia
Application deadline: December 11. Read on...
 
NEW: Lecturer, Aboriginal Performance
Full Time
Edith Cowan University
Application deadline: December 15. Read on...
 
NEW: Professor of Creative Writing
Full Time
University of Technology Sydney
Application deadline: December 20. Read on...
 
Being Human Festival 2024
Being Human
Join the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne for a festival of the humanities this November. From Shakespeare to street art, find out how you can unleash your humanity! 
 
November 6th to the 29th.
 
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