2020 Graduate Essay Prize for Excellence in Scholarship in Sociology Entries are now open for the 2020 SAANZ Graduate Essay Prize
2020 Student blog writing competition
When: entries accepted from June 30th until August 14th Judges: Avril Bell, Trudie Cain, & Chamsy el Ojeili How: email
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Annual SAANZ Conference Postponed
In light of the evolving COVID-19 situation in NZ and globally, the SAANZ Executive have come to the decision to
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BIOPHILIA BY LISSY FEHNKER
There is an assumption in the scientific, sociological and philosophic realms that humans have some form of a connection with
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WALKING THE LINE BETWEEN RESEARCHER AND ADVOCATE: AMBIVALENT ENTANGLEMENTS BY JESSICA YOUNG
Sociology has a strong tradition of critical thought and advocacy for social change. It’s why studying Sociology appealed to me
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RETHINKING TŪRANGAWAEWAE: STRADDLING BORDERS AND IDENTITY BY STELLA PENNELL
Tūrangawaewae is a Māori word meaning “Place of belonging where you draw your strength from, your ‘standing place’” (Cain, Kahu,
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I NEED A HERO: SEARCHING FOR SUPERMAN BY KALYM LIPSEY
I love Superman. A brief visit to my home to see my various Superman items scattered around leaves that in
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NEW SAANZ PRESIDENT
Having been elected to the position at the 2018 AGM, Avril Bell has now commenced her first term as SAANZ
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A REFLECTION ON THE CHRISTCHURCH SHOOTING MASSACRE BY HAEZREENA BEGUM BINTI ABDUL HAMID
Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh which means May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be with you. I write with great
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MY NEOLIBERAL JOURNEY BY NICOLETTE TRUEMAN
It was February of 2018. I was an avid young Masters student about to embark on a new kind of