Self-in-Self, Mind-in-Mind, Heart-in-Heart: The Role-Taking Project
Lecture
Role-taking refers to the process of symbolically placing the self in another’s position. The concept was introduced by George Herbert Mead in 1934 and is now foundational in the sociological canon. However, role-taking has received little systematic attention, instead persisting as axiomatic in…
Trans*: A Quick and Quirky History of Gender Variance
Lecture
In the last decade, public discussions of transgender issues have increased exponentially. However, with this increased visibility has come not just power, but regulation, both in favour of and against trans people. What was once regarded as an unusual or even unfortunate disorder has become an…
Conference Presentations to AMIRCI Beyond Mothering Myths? Conference, The University of Sydney
Conference
Lara Sweeney presented ‘Investigating the shortcomings of lactation management information for bereaved mothers on the websites of Australian healthcare agencies’. This paper presents the findings from a review of the online health content of 21 Australian health care agencies.
Being with and Being for Animals: The status and role of method in contemporary sociological animal studies
Symposium
Being-With and Being-For Animals:The Status and Role of Method in Contemporary Sociological Animal Studies This symposium, jointly hosted by The Australian Sociological Association (TASA) and the School of Sociology at the Australian National University, will focus on examining the ways in which…
Excellence and Gender Equality: Critical Perspectives on Gender and Knowledge in the Humanities and Social Sciences:
Conference
26-28 June 2019: Australian National University, Canberra, ANU Gender Institute Signature Event This conference aims to reshape current approaches to gender inequality in academia, and shifs the attention that has often been paid primarily to women in STEM to issues in HASS disciplines. By…
The Oocyte Economy: in conversation with Prof Catherine Waldby
Activity
In recent years increasing numbers of women from wealthy countries have turned to egg donation, egg freezing, and in vitro fertilization to become pregnant, especially later in life. This trend has created new ways of using, exchanging, and understanding oocytes—the reproductive cells specific to…
Cloud computing: barriers and enablers for government - Tonina Staunton
Other
Cloud computing is not a new technology but rather a new way of delivering computing resources. It promises many widely-publicised benefits — such as cost savings, improved reliability, security improvements, and access to services and data from multiple devices. The research problem investigated…