Events

Imagining an Anti-racist Future

Virtual , Australia

University of Melbourne

We live in an era where race, ethnicity and cultural identity determine group and individual place and experience in society. Notions of the declining significance of race and predictions of emerging post-racial democratic society have failed to materialise. In fact, the last two decades have shown us that racism and resurgent nationalism remain persistent sources of intolerance, division, and inequalities. Bodies of scholarship across wide-ranging fields have reported the pervasiveness of interpersonal and structural racism in many western countries. Racial, ethnic, and cultural minorities experience disproportionate adversities in health, education, employment, housing, consumer and credit markets, and criminal justice. In this talk, I reflect on research undertaken in the last seven years, and discuss findings on the nature, structure, and impact of racism in the Australian context. I then reflect on anti-racism, and some emerging thoughts about a holistic approach towards tackling and dismantling racism. I consider how denial and neglect constitute the key bedrocks of contemporary racism, and argue that a “core value” perspective on anti-racism may potentially offer an ideal strategy for anti-racist future. Speaker Dr Amanuel Elias is a Research Fellow at Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship & Globalisation, Deakin University. His research focuses on race relations, […]

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A New Education World: A TASA & AARE Sociology of Education Symposium

The Australian Sociological Association

Education has been profoundly disrupted and transformed in the last two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that educational institutions are grappling with possible futures, and in the context of a new Australian government, this event explores how sociological approaches can inform our thinking about education futures. The Sociology of Education groups at The Australian Sociological Association (TASA) and the Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) are joining forces to organise a public event on the value of sociology to thinking about the future of education as part of Social Science Week 2022. Join us in person or online for a rich and thought-provoking symposium featuring leading Australian sociologists of education and emerging researchers in the field, featuring a keynote presentation on the future of universities by Prof. Jane Kenway (Monash University). The event is organised with the generous support of The Australian Sociological Association (TASA) and the Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne (MGSE). Register now

Working on the Margins: Lived Experiences, Career Trajectories and Prospect

Virtual , Australia

University of Melbourne

The panel will explore how workers in Australia are faring on the margins of the labor market. Even when unemployment rates are low, many workers on the margins face challenging circumstances, particularly those who are often most vulnerable. Drawing insights from three experts, this session will unpack how LGBTQ people, women and those working in insecure work are faring. Ultimately, this panel will underscore the challenges faced by many Australian workers with the aim of providing insights towards concrete policy solutions to create more equal and fair workplaces. Speakers Professor Irma Mooi-Reci Irma Mooi-Reci is Professor of Sociology and Social Policy at the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne, and Deputy Editor of the renowned journal Gender & Society. Irma is a leading expert on labour market research and life course dynamics. She is internationally known for her work on the socio-economic consequences of insecure work arrangements and joblessness for workers and their families. Her recent research funded by the Australian Research Council focuses on the changing nature of employment arrangements and fertility behaviour. Her research has appeared in Human Relations, Social Forces, Gender & Society, European Sociological Review, and other academic journals. Dr Signe […]

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Putting Social Sciences to Work

Virtual , Australia

University of Melbourne

Join us for this student-centered panel event bringing together academics, practitioners and students to discuss the value and contribution of the social sciences. Panellists will speak about the questions and issues that university students told us that they want to hear about. This Social Sciences Week event focuses on how social science concepts, methods and skills are used outside the University, every day, and in a range of professions. Panellists will reflect on how their social science backgrounds have enabled them to think critically and creatively about social inequities and work in local and international contexts to improve outcomes for people with disability, enhance communication access and work towards social justice. How might your social sciences degree help you make change, solve problems and shape the world in which we live? Come and hear from our panellists about how and why the social sciences inspire and enable what they do! This is a collaborative event hosted by Scope, Brotherhood of St Laurence and the School of Social and Political Sciences and Arts Teaching Innovation at the University of Melbourne for National Social Sciences Week 2022. It will be live captioned. This online event will be live streamed in the Forum […]

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