📚 They Call It Love – Alva (Bloomsbury Australia) Gotby’s book encourages women to refuse the labour of care and even suggests abolishing the nuclear family, writes Roger Patulny (Monash University). theconversation.com/is-equality-co…

My new article reviewing Alva Totby’s They Call it Love out in The Conversation - do you prefer (nuclear) family or friendship?

kristin (she/her) Dr Michelle Peterie Greg Marston Roger Patulny This may also be of interest. Also ping Dr Michelle Peterie

Interesting and important article

Our special issue on #BasicIncome with the Journal of Sociology is now complete and out in the world. With important contributions from Zoe Staines Lauren Kate Kelly Dr Troy Henderson Elise Klein Dr Susan Maury - @[email protected] Andrew Clarke Roger Patulny Joe Chrisp Jurgen de Wispelaere Dr Fabian Cannizzo A 🧵

A great collection of papers, please have a look!

Delighted & honoured that LIKE TO THE LARK has won the 2023 Wesley Michel Wright Prize in Poetry. Thanks to the Prize Selection Committee & Faculty of Arts Faculty of Arts University of Melbourne; my incredible publisher & editor Terri-ann White @ Upswell Upswell Publishing & Felicity Plunkett; my family & friends 🕊️♥️

Authora Issue 8 Open Theme is out at last! Come have a look inside

Great artwork by Helen Gwyn Jones heading up the latest Authora issue, makes me miss Australia and the ocean!

We dance underneath the power plant

Great paper by Dr Sheree Gregory on technology, care work and time-feel.#TASA2023

Interesting paper on Guanxi network & labour movement in China by Wei Chen. TASA WLE TASA #TASA2023

Great presentation by Tom Barnes on the limits to automation and job loss. TASA WLE TASA RC44 Labour Movements #TASA2023

Colleagues and friends, I'm delighted to share that my paper 'The production of counter-space' received TASA ECR Best Paper Award. Here is the link to the paper journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00… #TASA2023

New book is out! I explore the impact of neoliberalism on inequality and the welfare state. Neoliberalism has not only changed welfare. It changes the politics of how welfare is contested – and the strategies for winning equality anthempress.com/the-politics-o…

Well, it’s been three months in as a Prof at HKBU. Slowly getting used to Hong Kong. Love the sunsets 😊 but looking forward to heading home to Oz for Christmas 👍

Back into the teaching and research … good to be back in HK

Just did an interview with ABC Radio National, on why we shouldn’t be so quick to end friendships. Link to the interview below Hong Kong Baptist University TASA: shorturl.at/fCESW

✨The third and final book in the Fireborn series is out TODAY across North America!!✨ I’m so proud of this book & I truly think it’s the best of the series. So, if you haven’t dipped a toe into Fireborn yet, now would be a great time! I really hope you enjoy it! 💚

Some more of my research made it into the Guardian about a week back - optimistic signs that Gen Z are pulling back from online life, and engaging face to face again (yay) Guardian Australia TASA theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/a…