Dr Rachel Sharples
@rachrites
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Academic, Sociologist, Western Sydney University | refugees | asylum seekers | borderlands | mobilities | racism | digital spaces
Darug land
Joined August 2013
I’ll be speaking on racism and white privilege in Australia at this populism and the far-right panel, for anyone interested @ChallengeRacism @CRISconsortium.
Mapping Global Populism. Panel I: Populism & Far Right in Australia and New Zealand. Mark your calendar & join Dr John Pratt, Dr @imogen_richards, Dr @rachrites & @DrJoshuaRoose at 09:00 CET on March 23, 2023. Register: . Details:
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Our recent article on anti-asylum seeker sentiment is now OPEN ACCESS @ChallengeRacism @ProfKMDunn @westsydusoss .Categorising anti-asylum Seeker Sentiment through a Regime of Securitisation
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In this paper, we reveal three classes of asylum seeker sentiment in the Australian population. The first group are pro-asylum seekers who think Australians should help refugees, that government ag...
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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
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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!.
Well done, Noorie Safa! Co-written by CRP's @rachrites & @ProfKMDunn, this study "found that stereotypical masculinities play a pivotal role in reinforcing gender-based violence by maintaining & reproducing unequal power relations & gender order."
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Day 3 of the @westsydusoss writing retreat and @Azdastyari is inspiring us with her honesty about the realities and joys of academic writing “this is a craft” @WSUHumanRights @ChallengeRacism
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At day 2 of the @westsydusoss writing retreat and listening to the magnificent @RhondaItaoui talk about ‘The Engaged Researcher. Writing with and for community’ @ChallengeRacism
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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!.
Breaking news! @ChallengeRacism project members @ProfKMDunn , Alanna Kamp, Nida Denson and @rachrites + colleagues @CRISconsortium have successfully been awarded an ARC Discovery Grant for their project on online anti-racism interventions. We look forward to the results!
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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 @ChallengeRacism @CRISconsortium.
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RT @ChallengeRacism: New report by our very own Nida Denson, @ProfKMDunn @alanna_kamp @rachrites in collaboration with Jehonathan Ben, Dani….
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RT @JMIPublicPolicy: New article in The Policymaker by Jehonathan Ben @Deakin @amanuel_eliasH @Deakin_ADI @rachrites Kevin Dunn @westernsyd….
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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 @RhondaItaoui @westsydusoss @ChallengeRacism @westsyduics @Westsydlaw
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RT @ChallengeRacism: 1 week to go, sign up for this great #SSW2022 event, bringing community and research together against a racialised pan….
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Racism associated with the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionally affected certain groups in Australia.
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Sign on up, this will be an important discussion on the impacts of a racialised pandemic and research that responds to community needs.
Register for our #SSW2022 event, 'Racialised Pandemic', a community-research agenda. Register bitly link below, zoom event, great lineup of speakers @Azdastyari @RhondaItaoui Sheila Ngoc Pham, Jasbeer Musthafa Mamlipurath, Bashir Akbari, Linda Briskman @westsydusoss @westsyduics
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Our blog on the use of asylum seekers as a political wedge is live @BorderCrim, and the journal paper @Geopolitics_Jl the blog is based on is free to access for the next month via the link below .
blogs.law.ox.ac.uk
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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
Independent Publishing since 1994
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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.
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The inevitable outcome of government's selling a tough border policy over the last 2 decades.
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76% of Australian population either support government policy toward people seeking asylum or think it should be harsher. This hard line policy toward ppl seeking asylum by successive governments seemingly accepted by majority of population.
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