(Cancelled) Difference and the epistemics of social inquiry
Seminar
Please note that this event has been cancelled and may run in 2023. Difference in social inquiry is to be valued first in the form of the un-nameable blooming, buzzing profusion and confusion of any and all here-nows. Such recognition is the means to naming a contingent, generatively vague problem…
Seeing Snakes Differently? A Ngunnawal and Socio-Ecological Perspective
Lecture
As temperatures start to rise, and local snakes start moving around the region and interacting with humans and pets, it seems an opportune moment to discuss the following questions... How have culture and history influenced how we feel about snakes in different ways? What can we learn from…
Sociology Honours Information Session
Continuing education
Are you thinking about what to do after your Degree? Are you interested in doing your own research with the support of a supervisor? If you have any interest in turning your degree into an Honours degree, come along to this brief information session and morning tea. Whether you are completing a…
“You’re only family when you’re rich”: Cross-border kinship visa documents and relational work
Seminar
This paper examines how migrants make sense of the interactive dynamics between cross-border kinship and economic exchanges by focusing on the narratives of Korean Chinese migrants (ethnically Korean migrants who are Chinese citizens) who attempted to secure invitation documents for visa issuance…
Towards recognition for the digital commons: Mapping researcher contributions to software innovation
Seminar
Free and open source software (FOSS) created in self-governed online projects is now ubiquitous in IT products and services. Microsoft’s purchase of the GitHub collection of FOSS repositories for $7.5b epitomises this integration. IT firms are paying developers to produce FOSS, though significant…
Sartorial sensibilities: COVID-19 and gendered changes in work attire
Seminar
As we slowly return to the office and in-person meetings after over two years of restrictions and lockdowns due to the global coronavirus pandemic, thoughts turn to the question of what to wear to work. A key advantage of remote working during the pandemic has been the relaxing in many professions…
Dangerous Consumptions Colloquium 2022
Conference
The Dangerous Consumptions Colloquium is a forum for the presentation and discussion of research on the myriad forms of contemporary consumption. In past years presentations have explored alcohol, illicit drugs, gambling, sex, food, blood, tobacco, pharmaceuticals, public health, policy, celebrity…