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ANU School of Sociology

Locality: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Address: Haydon-Allen Building 2601 Canberra, ACT, Australia

Website: http://sociology.cass.anu.edu.au

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24.01.2022 How do we balance the need for safety with the right to privacy and dignity when it comes to surveillance of vulnerable groups (such as children, or people living with dementia?) Join us on Monday 30 September as A/Prof Anders Albrechtslund of Aarhus University explores further Arts & Social Sciences at ANU

24.01.2022 On 21 January 2020, join us for this very special event: In conversation with Jos Ramos-Horta, Geoff Gallop & Khalid Tinasti from Global Commission on Drug Policy. ANU School of Sociology are proud to be partnering with Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drug Association ACT, Uniting, Asia & the Pacific at ANU -- ... Register ASAP - tickets free but limited, and they will be popular! http://bit.ly/2YPSuff

24.01.2022 The second in our extremely popular COVID-19 panel series will take place on Monday 22 June (via zoom). All welcome - but ensure you register first! Chaired by Prof Catherine Waldby and featuring a stellar line up of the ANU School of Sociology cohort More info and register via https://bit.ly/2XJwYsg

24.01.2022 Join us Monday for another great seminar. This week we hear from Dr Ashley Barnwell on intergenerational memory in settler colonial Australia.

22.01.2022 A reminder that David Marr, one of Australias leading journalists and public intellectuals, will be giving the Annual Freilich Lecture on Bigotry and Tolerance tomorrow between 6-8PM at the Sir Roland Wilson Building. His topic: An Australian Story: The Politics of Bigotry in a Tolerant Country. This lecture also marks the 20th anniversary of the Freilich Project for the Study of Bigotry.

21.01.2022 Register now to attend what will be a fascinating panel discussion next Tuesday 19 November.

21.01.2022 Some pleasing news for ANU School of Sociology today, with the news that our QS World University ranking has risen to 9th (from 10th) in the world, while we remain at #1 in Australia!! Congratulations to all of our hardworking staff and students! Arts & Social Sciences at ANU

20.01.2022 Our very own Dr Jenny Davis recently published How Artifacts Afford to great acclaim (currently #1 on Amazons hot new releases list for texts on human-computer-interaction)! Get yourself a copy or request one for your scholarly library ASAP: https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/how-artifacts-afford

20.01.2022 A clarification on this seminar - it will run from 1:00pm - 2:00pm on Monday 15 June (we originally listed this incorrectly). Please double-check/update your calendars. See you there!

20.01.2022 The COVID-19 pandemic is creating profound shifts within family, friendships, all forms of work and care, governmental and expert authority, society-nature metabolism, collective power and much more. Join us for the first of a two-part panel series on Mon 25 May (via zoom). Chaired by Prof Catherine Waldby with a dazzling array of the ANU School of Sociology cohort More and info and register via https://bit.ly/3byzG8S Image credit (used with permission): Ian Alan Paul https://www.ianalanpaul.com/ten-premises-for-a-pandemic/

19.01.2022 A reminder that the second of this two-part panel series takes place on Monday 22 June at 10am (via zoom). Dont forget to register! https://bit.ly/2XJwYsg Arts & Social Sciences at ANU ANU Australian Studies Institute The Australian Sociological Association - TASA ANU Sociology Society

19.01.2022 Worry, anger and hopefulness: Do emotions stimulate or depress political participation? Join Prof Eric Plutzer of Penn State next Thursday via Zoom when our we...ekly seminar series recommences! https://bit.ly/3d3xo2J Arts & Social Sciences at ANU ANU Australian Studies Institute ANU Crawford School

18.01.2022 The Universitys Return to Campus Taskforce has been working hard to develop our roadmap for returning more activities to campus. Were implementing a staged r...eturn, where access to campus for staff, students and visitors is broken into colour-coded levels. This is to ensure we can gradually open parts of our campus, whilst maintaining the necessary social distancing and hygiene protocols. From Monday 18 May, College Deans will be making decisions about their College - because this graduated return is complex and the "one-size fits all" approach wont work. Learn more from the Vice-Chancellors latest blog: bit.ly/2zB0sAq

17.01.2022 This Friday: Australia is considered a global leader with its COVID-19 public health response. What were the ingredients for this success? What lessons can we take from COVID-19 for drug policy reform in Australia? ANU School of Sociology is proud to support this important conversation with Helen Clark and Geoff Gallop from the Global Commission on Drug Policy.

17.01.2022 Are Indonesian Girls Okay? Towards a New Framework of Girls Citizenship in Indonesia: We are looking forward to hosting (via zoom) Annisa R. Beta of University of Melbourne and Ryan Febrianto of Universitas Indonesia next Monday - all welcome! Visit https://bit.ly/2UuSsZd Arts & Social Sciences at ANU Asia & the Pacific at ANU

17.01.2022 While many in our community are still unable to join us in Canberra, today we welcome more students and staff back to campus for Semester 2. It is important we ...learn lessons from Victoria and remain vigilant at all times. Everyone who returns to campus must abide by the Australian Government physical distancing rules of 1.5 metres between each person, and no more than 1 person per 4m2 in offices, meeting rooms, laboratories and teaching spaces. You must stay home if you are sick and get tested if appropriate. At ANU we are one community and in the face of adversity we look after and look out for one another. Learn more about our COVID-safe return to campus: bit.ly/39xDxDG

15.01.2022 Join us this Wednesday to hear Dr Dinesh Wadiwel on Animal Adovcacy, Foucault and Parrhsia!

15.01.2022 Join us on 28 February when Assoc Prof Martin French of Concordia University presents preliminary portions of an in-progress book manuscript, asking the simple question what is HIV surveillance? More via http://bit.ly/2vmuMg2 Arts & Social Sciences at ANU The Australian National University AIDS Action Council The ACT LGB TIQ+ Ministerial Advisory Council

15.01.2022 Next Monday 4 November at midday: join us as Dr Jathan Sadowski of University of Sydney discusses "Biopolitical Platforms: The Perverse Virtues of Digital Labour" More via http://bit.ly/2BW2Hfk

14.01.2022 SHELTER IN PLACE HAIL EVENT ANU staff and students should shelter in place if it is safe to do so, and follow instructions of their Wardens. There may be more s...torm fronts on the way so travelling at this stage is not advised. We are assessing safety of all buildings and will advise as soon as possible of next steps. Please encourage people to take care and avoid areas of damage.

14.01.2022 The COVID-19 situation is changing quickly, but if you remember anything, ensure you are social distancing at all times. Remind friends and colleagues to keep ...their 1.5 metres distance for everyones safety. If we do not practice social distancing, we are endangering members of our community. Learn more: www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/sensible-precautions

14.01.2022 Knowledge of country has been passed from generation to generation for millennia. Are Indigenous research methodologies a missing component in the way we think of and consider science in Australia? Join us and Bradley Moggridge on Mon 27 July 2pm to explore https://bit.ly/2ORO0QY

14.01.2022 It is National Science Week! No better-time to acknowledge the great work of our research partners at the Sanctuary. The @MFGOExp @TheAustralianNationalUnivers...ity Mulligans Flat Goorooyarroo Woodland Experiment has been running for 15 years and is the back-bone of our woodland recovery efforts. This partnership is expanding through the ANU with ANU School of Sociology and ANU Centre for the Public Awareness of Science CPAS helping us decipher community values and engagement to inspire more people to care. Conservation Research at ACT Government keep tabs on the bigger macropods and support our reintroductions. With our partners Odonata and Mt Rothwell - Biodiversity Interpretation Centre we share critters for conservation and much more! The team at WildLab in Sydney are helping us with turtles, and our recently announced partnership with Scoop a Poop Project is putting the nocturnal shenanigans and diets of possums in the spotlight. Pic by Stephen Corey...

12.01.2022 COVID19 Update: ONE WEEK TEACHING PAUSE Vice-Chancellor Professor Brian Schmidt has paused all coursework teaching for one week from Monday 23 March, resumin...g 30 March. We understand this may be disruptive, but it is in the best interests of maintaining the health and wellbeing of our community, as well as ensuring our core operations. It will allow us to finalise moving courses to remote learning, safely bring home staff and students overseas, and prepare for working from home arrangements if needed. To our studentsthe pause is in teaching, not learning, so please keep studying. University libraries, childcare centres, retail outlets and residential halls will remain open. For revised Semester 1 dates and full details, visit bit.ly/3d1As06

12.01.2022 With the 2020 U.S. election heating up, the topic of bots on social media couldnt be more timely. Join us on Mon 17 Feb as Dr Florian Muhle of Universitt Bielefeld outlines a groundbreaking approach to distinguishing bots vs real political accounts. More info at sociology.anu.edu.au Arts & Social Sciences at ANU Crawford School Engineering & Computing at ANU AEC ANU School of Politics & International Relations

11.01.2022 Today were taking another step to support our students to study remotely, launching at home access to the software and applications you rely on for your studie...s. Through the new Virtual Information Commons, students can access any program available on campus computers from your home computer. The process is simple - youll just need your ANU login details. Click this link, choose install VMWare Horizon Client and follow the prompts: https://mydigitalcampus.anu.edu.au A dedicated support team is also available at [email protected] or call 02 6102 4134

10.01.2022 This upcoming workshop will explore ways of practically extending critical and feminist social research with art specifically photography, sociological fiction and zine making. Led by ANU School of Sociology PhD Nicole Molyneux on Thursday 21 November Arts & Social Sciences at ANU ANU Gender Institute - We cant wait!

09.01.2022 Join us next week for the launch of Dr Jenny Davis' new book, How Artifacts Afford!

09.01.2022 Our first superstar in a series of upcoming posts featuring Sociology students: the amazing ET ODonell, who is studying towards a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Sociology. Thanks ET for your insight into studying at the ANU School of Sociology Arts & Social Sciences at ANU ANU Sociology Society

08.01.2022 **event postponed** His Excellency Jos Ramos-Horta and the Global Commission on Drug Policy recognise that officials and the community are rightly focused on the bushfire crisis in Australia. They do not wish to distract attention from managing the impact of the fires and the challenge of rebuilding communities and have decided to postpone their Australian engagements until May. We will update you as more information comes to hand.

08.01.2022 Join us online next Monday 4 May when Dr Diane Smith of the ANU Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research will discuss the specific & potentially dramatic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Indigenous Australians, including issues surrounding self-determination and self-governance Arts & Social Sciences at ANU https://bit.ly/2W5Xiw8

07.01.2022 This Thursday -- Sexual Liberation, socialist style: While popular opinion tends to connect sexual liberation with Western countries in the 1960s, visiting academic Kateina Likov argues for an earlier and systemic sexual liberation that took place in the 1950s in one of the countries of the Cold War East: Czechoslovakia. Brought to you by the ANU School of Literature Languages and Linguistics in conjunction with ANU School of Sociology Arts & Social Sciences at ANU

07.01.2022 The Australian Gen Z study provides a powerful insight into how world views of GenZ teenagers are shaped by their unprecedented exposure to diversity (via social media, school and peers). Read more via the first report from the study released this week Arts & Social Sciences at ANU ANU Australian Studies Institute Crawford School of Public Policy ANU School of Politics & International Relations Monash University Deakin University http://bit.ly/AGZ_ANU

07.01.2022 ANU students have been heavily impacted by the response the University has had to make to the COVID-19 pandemic. To acknowledge and relieve the increased finan...cial pressures, stress and disruption, our Vice-Chancellor has today announced additional support measures, including: Extra $1M in emergency grant funding Cancellation of accommodation contracts without financial penalty New census date of 8 May 2020 Residential Hall update: Brian has a clear and simple message to students. If you live in one of our ANU residences and can safely move to off-campus accommodation, such as your family home, you should do so immediately. Learn more: bit.ly/3bvdjl4

07.01.2022 We are so excited to announce the launch of the Australian Research Network for Utopian Studies, a collaboration between many schools in Arts & Social Sciences at ANU, including ANU History ANU School of Archaeology & Anthropology ANU School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics! EOIs are now open, and we look forward to the commencement of online seminars from June this year. Visit https://bit.ly/ANU_utopia

07.01.2022 Watch now Are Indigenous research methodologies a missing component in the way we think of and consider science in Australia? Following the huge (online) turnout to Bradley Moggridges seminar on Monday, we are happy to say it is now available online https://bit.ly/2P7HuFK

06.01.2022 Next up in our student profile features is Isabel Mudford: PhD Candidate and tireless activist for social change. Thank you Isabel for your thoughtful insights into PhD life at ANU School of Sociology Arts & Social Sciences at ANU A Gender Agenda ANU Gender Institute

04.01.2022 Dont forget this event coming up today at 6.00pm.

02.01.2022 FROM THURSDAY ANU WILL MOVE TO REMOTE WORK & STUDY We will still operate as the nations university, but not from our campus until at least the end of semest...er on 27 June. Our ANU medical experts are clear: to control the spread of COVID-19 we must take tough action to reduce the number of interactions on our campus, and take it now. And that is what we are doing. From Thursday 26 March except for some very limited & select cases all staff will work away from campus. From Monday 30 March, all teaching will be remote & except limited & essential cases, the campus will be closed. All buildings will be locked & 24/7 access removed. Despite the campus closure, staff will continue to be paid as per usual arrangements and previous announcements. Our residences, which are home to many of our students will stay open, under strict social-distancing, health & hygiene regimes. Until the Government deems it non-essential, childcare centres will remain open. Get the full details here: bit.ly/3bsqGCP Check the ANU website, ANUOK & ANU social media channels for updates: www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/covid-19-advice Stay safe everyone. We all have a role to play if we are to #stopthespread.