Everybody has a precarious employment in academia story, mine got ‘slightly’ less precarious this week, both a privilege and a relief. A job as lecturer in social sciences at WSU, and name on the door to boot.

As some of you know, my book was published during COVID. I’ve got 5 free copies that I’ll give away to anyone who wants to review it or use it as part of their teaching. DM me if you’re interested. berghahnbooks.com/title/Sharples…

So looking forward to this @alanna_kamp what a journey!

Our blog on the use of asylum seekers as a political wedge is live @BorderCrim, and the journal paper Geopolitics the blog is based on is free to access for the next month via the link below blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/blog-post/2022…

Sign on up, this will be an important discussion on the impacts of a racialised pandemic and research that responds to community needs

1 week to go, sign up for this great #SSW2022 event, bringing community and research together against a racialised pandemic Dr Rhonda Itaoui @Azdastyari @birdpham Western Sydney University - Social Sciences Institute for Culture and Society (ICS) eventbrite.com.au/e/racialised-p…

What a great #SSW2022 event. Thanks to this great panel for their important insights on the racialised pandemic and a community-research agenda @Azdastyari @birdpham Dr Rhonda Itaoui Western Sydney University - Social Sciences Challenging Racism Institute for Culture and Society (ICS) @Westsydlaw

New article in The Policymaker by Jehonathan Ben Deakin University Amanuel Elias @Deakin_ADI Dr Rachel Sharples Kevin Dunn Western Sydney University Dr Mandy Truong Monash University Prof. Dr. Fethi Mansouri Nida Denson Jessica Walton Yin Paradies

New report by our very own Nida Denson, Kevin M Dunn @alanna_kamp Dr Rachel Sharples in collaboration with Jehonathan Ben, Daniel Pitman Yin Paradies & Craig McCarty examines Australians' well-being and resilience during COVID-19: crisconsortium.org/research-repor…

It’s a lunch and learn session! Come and here Nida, Jehonathan and I talk about well-being during COVID, while eating your poke bowl Challenging Racism @CRISconsortium

Well this is a bit of a thing to end the week on, a successful ARCDP, looking at anti-racism interventions online. Awesome team to work with! Commiserations to all the excellent research that didn’t make it this time!

At day 2 of the Western Sydney University - Social Sciences writing retreat and listening to the magnificent Dr Rhonda Itaoui talk about ‘The Engaged Researcher. Writing with and for community’ Challenging Racism

Day 3 of the Western Sydney University - Social Sciences writing retreat and @Azdastyari is inspiring us with her honesty about the realities and joys of academic writing “this is a craft” WSU Network for Law and Human Rights Challenging Racism

An amazing ECR and very proud to be Noorie’s supervisor. Read this one, ground breaking work on stereotypical constructions of masculinity in a refugee camp setting, well done Noorie!

If you work for a refugee-facing resettlement organisation or group please take our survey so that we can understand gaps and needs in LGBTIQ+ friendly service provision. The survey will take 10-15 minutes, is totally anonymous, and can be accessed here swinuw.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2n…

Our recent article on anti-asylum seeker sentiment is now OPEN ACCESS Challenging Racism Kevin M Dunn Western Sydney University - Social Sciences Categorising anti-asylum Seeker Sentiment through a Regime of Securitisation tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

I’ll be speaking on racism and white privilege in Australia at this populism and the far-right panel, for anyone interested Challenging Racism @CRISconsortium