2007 TASA Conference

2007 Conference Proceedings

TASA / SAANZ Joint Conference 2007 – December 4 – 7

Theme: Public Sociologies: Lessons and Trans-Tasman Comparisons.

Keynote speakers: Professor Barry Smart (University of Portsmouth) and Professor Michael Burawoy (University of California, Berkeley). Professor Burawoy is also President of the American Sociological Association.

Professor Smart will speak on “Confronting the Consequences of Consumption – A Critical View of Consumer Society”. Click here to visit his webpage.

Professor Burawoy will discuss “Professional Issues for Sociologists of Doing Public Sociology”. His webpage is: http://sociology.berkeley.edu/faculty/burawoy

Professor Maureen Baker (University of Auckland) is organising the Women’s Breakfast. If you are interested in attending or finding out more about the Women’s Breakfast please contact Professor Maureen Baker: ma.baker@auckland.ac.nz