Dr Rachel Sharples @rachrites
Academic, Sociologist, Western Sydney University | refugees | asylum seekers | borderlands | mobilities | racism | digital spaces Darug land Joined August 2013-
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I’ll be speaking on racism and white privilege in Australia at this populism and the far-right panel, for anyone interested @ChallengeRacism @CRISconsortium
I’ll be speaking on racism and white privilege in Australia at this populism and the far-right panel, for anyone interested @ChallengeRacism @CRISconsortium
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 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
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…
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!
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!
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
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
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!
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!
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
New report by our very own Nida Denson, @ProfKMDunn @alanna_kamp @rachrites in collaboration with Jehonathan Ben, Daniel Pitman @ParadiesYin & Craig McCarty examines Australians' well-being and resilience during COVID-19: crisconsortium.org/research-repor…
New article in The Policymaker by Jehonathan Ben @Deakin @amanuel_eliasH @Deakin_ADI @rachrites Kevin Dunn @westernsydneyu @mandy_tru @MonashUni @FethiMansouri Nida Denson Jessica Walton @ParadiesYin
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
1 week to go, sign up for this great #SSW2022 event, bringing community and research together against a racialised pandemic @RhondaItaoui @Azdastyari @birdpham @westsydusoss @westsyduics eventbrite.com.au/e/racialised-p…
Sign on up, this will be an important discussion on the impacts of a racialised pandemic and research that responds to community needs
Sign on up, this will be an important discussion on the impacts of a racialised pandemic and research that responds to community needs
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/blog-post/2022…
So looking forward to this @alanna_kamp what a journey!
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…
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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