📢 SASA April 2026 Newsletter! 🇿🇦 The April Newsletter is out now! Catch up on the latest association news. Plus two critical reminders: ⏳ Abstracts: Deadline extended to April 2nd! 🎟️ Early Bird: Registration open until April 15th. Don’t miss out: canva.link/sasa-newslet...

The countdown is on! 🚀 ✍🏻 6 days remaining to submit your abstracts for the SASA 2026 Conference. ✨ Deadline: April 2nd 💸 Pro tip: Register by April 15th to catch the Early Bird rates! Join us the University of Witwatersrand from July 6-9. 🔗 sasa2026.witsevents.co.za

✍🏻10 Days Left to Submit your Abstracts for the 2026 South African Sociological Conference at the University of the Witwatersrand from July 6th-9th 🔗 sasa2026.witsevents.co.za

Our vibrant diversity is our strength, but structural inequality remains our greatest challenge. As we celebrate Human Rights Day, SASA reaffirms its commitment to studying and solving systemic social gaps.

SASA Webinar Wednesday March 25th: 'Engaged Research and Practices in the Global South from Theory to Intervention Co-Constructing Insurgent Knowledge' by Professor Mariam Seedat-Khan with Paballo Moerane @ 10-12am CAT teams.microsoft.com/meet/3911419...

SASA 2026: Bigger. Bolder. Better. 🚀 The 2026 Conference is officially LIVE! We’ve pushed the limits and deadlines to get you there. ✨ Abstracts Extended: April 2nd 💸 Early Bird: Save until April 15th Don’t just watch the future. Lead it. ⬇️ sasa2026.witsevents.co.za

Issue 4 of Volume 55 Out Now! Read Editorial for details and Read Articles at: www.tandfonline.com/toc/rssr20/5...

New Methodology Book: The Handbook of Qualitative and Quantitative Content Analysis. Introduction to Classical, Digital, AI-supported, and Automated Data Analysis. (1st Edition; eBook published 23 January 2026). London: Routledge, doi.org/10.4324/9781... (open access)

Two PhD vacancies on social inequalities @Swiss Centre of Expertise in Life Course Research, University of Lausanne 1: the social stratification of time use 2: social class differences in the amount type & timing of child resources investments www.unil.ch/news/en/1771...

Doctoral Scholarship in the Key Research Initiative Demography & Social Inequality (three years, starting October 01, 2026) at University of Cologne

Call for Abstracts EXTENDED: Abstracts are pilling in! But not to worry: The deadline has been extended to April 3rd South African Sociological Association 2026 Conference July 6-9 @Wits - University of the Witwatersrand For more: sociology.africa

Many thanks for your outstanding Special Issue proposals!! Due to the high response rate we will be accepting new proposals for 2027/2028

New Study Out Now Indicates: "Educational necropolitics & their intra-connected assemblages of violence are alive & well in most schools that follow Western educational ideals" & calls for "attention" "to resist cishetero sucker punches" Open Access doi.org/10.1080/2152...

New Study Out NOW Indicates that: The visually impaired express hyper-femininity, -masculinity and -ableism. Open Access: doi.org/10.1080/2152...

11 DAYS to GO! Call closing on March 15th for Abstracts for the South African Sociological Association 2026 Conference July 6-9 @WitsUniversity For more info see: sociology.africa/index.php/an...

Call Now Open for the 2026 SASA Essay Writing Competition!! Send entries to [email protected] by May 31st Winners to be announced at the 2026 SASA Conference Gala Dinner at @WitsUniversity

Call Now Open for the 2026 SASA Essay Writing Competition!! Send entries to [email protected] by May 31st Winners to be announced at the 2026 SASA Conference Gala Dinner at @WitsUniversity

New Study OUT NOW on: Troubling the Cisheteronormativity Body as an Able-bodied and Cis-gendered Body by Lindokuhle Ubisi Read the OPEN ACCESS article here: doi.org/10.1080/2152...

Are you Ready?? The Webinar is about to begin!

Don't forget to set your alarm for 12:00am tomorrow!!!

Don't forget tp set your alarm for 12:00am tomorrow!!!

SASA statement on the recent remark by Professor Srila Roy

Sociological WEBINAR on 'Gender, and Hauntings of the Liberation Movement in South Africa'. Presented by Prof Grace Khunou with discussant Ms Ragi Bashonga Thursday, February 26th 12:00-14:00 Meeting Link: teams.microsoft.com/meet/3791172...

Book Launch (online): 'Hostels in South Africa: Continuities and Change' Edited by Nomkhosi Xulu-Gama Feb 17th Tuesday 16h-18h CAT RSVP for link: uct.ac.za.libcal.com/event/16282163

Call for Abstracts NOW OPEN South African Sociological Association 2026 Conference July 6-9 @Wits - University of the Witwatersrand

New Study OUT NOW: 'Sexual Sanctions and Solidarity: Heterosexual Schoolgirls’ Negotiations of Cisheteronormativity in two South African High Schools' by Emmanuel Mayezaa, Deevia Bhanab, Raksha Janakc & Ndumiso Daluxolo Ngidid Read the Open Access article here: doi.org/10.1080/2152...

Call for Special Issues: The South African Review of Sociology (SARS) invites academics to submit proposals for Special Issues. Looking forward to your receiving your Special Issue Proposal!!!!

New Study OUT NOW on Women Leaders in Nambia Read the Open Access article here: doi.org/10.1080/2152... #Sociology #AcademicBlueSky #Namibia

The South African Review of Sociology has published heartfelt tributes to the life and work of a dedicated scholar: 'Goodbye, Susan Holland-Muter' 'A Tribute to Dr Susan Holland-Muter' Rest in peace. tandfonline.com/action/showA... #Sociology #Academic #SouthAfrica

Call for Abstracts NOW OPEN South African Sociological Association 2026 Conference July 6-9 @WitsUniversity

Out Now: The latest Special Issue of the @SARS_Journal This volume explores the multifaceted impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, in South Africa, offering critical sociological insights Read issue here: www.tandfonline.com/toc/rssr20/c... #Sociology #SouthAfrica #AcademicBlueSky #COVID19

#ReconciliationDay encourages reflection on how we can actively build a more equitable and inclusive society. True reconciliation requires tackling systemic inequality. What are your next steps? #Dec16 #Sociology #socialjustice

Rejecting essentialist cultural explanations of drug abuse & gangsterism this article posits it an outcome of broader structural forces: unemployment, poverty, government neglect & colonial & Apartheid racial exclusions #Tewolde #SARS #Sociology www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Join us tomorrow at 12:30 CAT!!!

The South African Sociological Association proudly honours Emeritus Professor Jacklyn Cock with our Lifetime Service Award. Her pioneering scholarship, activism, and mentorship shaped sociology and inspired generations👏✨ #SASA #LifetimeServiceAward #Sociology #Leadership

Special Issue Remembering Eddie Webster Available NOW See more at: www.tandfonline.com/toc/rssr20/5... #Sociology

Hybrid Seminar: Today November 20th 4pm CAT Online link : tinyurl.com/2cuekuw5

Economic Legacies of the #COVIDー19 Pandemic: 'Pandemic-related intertemporal relative deprivation reduced the likelihood of approving political incumbents, potentially contributing to a broader desire for political change'. Read more at: doi.org/10.1080/2152...

Webinar: 'The Quest for a Public Sociology in South Africa' @UKZN Date: 18th November 2025 Time: 14:00 – 16:00 CAT Convener: Nelly Vuyokazi Sharpley (ADL #Sociology) Join online: register @ us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Call for Panelists for Hybrid Conference Of Streets and Streeters: New Methods and Theories in Researching African Urban Spaces The 10th Annual Lagos Studies Association Conference Date June 16th - 20th, 2026 Abstract Deadline: December 1, 2025 www.facebook.com/share/p/1Cxk...

Call for chapter proposals: Handbook on Digital Activism Proposals (600 words) with author details should be submitted by December 1, 2025. More info: paromitapain.com/call-for-cha...

Call for Chapters: 'Shades of Belonging: Communicating Identity and Representation of the Coloured Body in South Africa' to be published by the University of Johannesburg Press. Full chapters should be 6,000 words. Abstract Deadline: 5 January 2026 #Sociology

SASA Webinar: 'Challenging Institutional Cultures in Higher Education' with Christi van der Westhuizen and Qawekazi Maqabuka from Sociology at the University of the Western Cape Thursday, 27 November 2025 12:30 - 14:00 (CAT) MS Teams Link: teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi... #sociology

Happening Now!! Join at MS Teams Link: teams.live.com/meet/9395499...

Join us tomorrow for a Webinar on 'Climate Crises and Environmental Justice'

SASA Webinar: Join us for a Webinar on 'Climate Crises and Environmental Justice' with Cosmopolitan Karoo Thursday, 30 October 2025 12:00 - 14:00 (SAST) MS Teams Link: teams.live.com/meet/9395499... #Sociology

Webinar starting soon! Join us with the MS Teams link: lnkd.in/dewS97iB #Sociology

SASA Webinar 24th October: RhodesMustFall and FeesMustFall with speaker Dr Savo Heleta chaired by Moshibudi Motimele This Friday from 14:00-15:30 CAT on Microsoft Teams @SASA_Sociology #Sociology

Postgraduate Scholarship Opportunities for Honours and Masters in Sociology and Social Anthropology at Stellenbosch University's See www0.sun.ac.za/sociology/ for more

2025 Thandika Mkandawire Memorial Lecture Date: Thursday, 25 September 2025 Time: 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm (CAT/SAST) (Dakar/Accra: 12.00—14.00, Nairobi: 15.00—17.00) Teams link tinyurl.com/Thandika-2025