Book Launch: 'Global South Rising? BRICS and the Reconfiguration of Knowledge Systems' by Ari Sitas and Wiebke Keim @ Exclusive Books Date: 09 July 2026 Time: 18:00- 20:00 Venue: Mall of Africa, Magwa Cres, Midrand, 1686 RSVP: exclusivebooks.co.za/pages/events...

Last Call! 📢 Registration closes TOMORROW!🗓️ South African Sociological Association Conference 6-9 July 2026 @WitsUniversity Secure your spot now @ sasa2026.witsevents.co.za

Call for Contributions to the Special Issue! 'Decolonising Trauma and Care: Inequality, Healing and Institutional Practice in the Global South' Guest Editors: Professor MariamSeedat-Khan Dr Jayanathan Govender Dr Mbuso Nkosi

Book Review 'Making a Life: Young Men on Johannesburg’s Urban Margins' written by Hannah J. Dawson. 2025. Wits University Press: Johannesburg. Review by Tshepo B. Maake Read at: doi.org/10.1080/2152...

SASA statement on the current migrant situation in South Africa

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4 days to Go!!!! It's time to put down your pens and start submitting you entries for the Postgraduate Student Essay Competition to [email protected] by Sunday May 31st!!!!

Join us for a webinar on: 'Forests & the Power of Marginalised People in Southern Africa' Speaker Frank Matose & discussant Thembela Kepe 📅 Thursday, 28th May ⏰ 17:00 - 18:30 CAT 💻 MS Teams teams.microsoft.com/meet/3161820...

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New study alert! 💅 Exploring how South African men who post videos with painted nails navigate, negotiate, and challenge policing of masculinity in online spaces. by Kgothatso Mokgele Read the full Open Access article here: doi.org/10.1080/2152...

Call Closing Soon: Send entries by May 31st Submit to: [email protected] Winners to be announced at the 2026 SASA Conference Gala Dinner at @WitsUniversity 6th-9th July

How does growing up without a mother shape a young woman's journey into parenthood? 🇿🇦 New research by T.N. Majola & P. Maharaj explores unstable living setups, the erosion of Ubuntu care, and early motherhood challenges. Read the Open-Access paper: doi.org/10.1080/2152...

Call Closing Soon for the 2026 SASA Essay Writing Competition!! Send entries by May 31st to [email protected] Winners to be announced at the 2026 SASA Conference Gala Dinner at @WitsUniversity 6th-9th July

Happy Workers' Day!! SASA recognises & honours the diverse forms of social production. As sociologists, we remain committed to researching the shifting landscapes of work & advocating for social policy defined by dignity, equity & justice for all. Together, we shape our world.

📝 Take your academic writing to the next level! Join SASA's Masters & PhD Workshop on Writing & Publishing An Academic Article! Presenter: Paul Stewart Thursday, 30 April 10-11:30 CAT MS Teams teams.microsoft.com/meet/3264950... ⚠️SASA members only Register: forms.gle/V45CNoTWhMkg...

Happy Freedom Day! 🇿🇦 Today we celebrate 32 years of democracy. At SASA, we remain committed to studying and strengthening the fabric of our society. Together, we build the future!

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Obituary: Robert Wesley Pattman, 14 February 1955–13 August 2025 By: Bernard Dubbeld Read in full at: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New Research OUT NOW! 'Amawele (Twinship), tradition, and trans identity: Navigating cisheteronormativity among AmaXhosa traditional male initiation ritual of rite of passage' By: Vuyolwethu Ngcofea, Anthony Brownb and Anele Siswanac Read at: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Good news! 📢 The Early Bird registration deadline for the South African Sociological Association 2026 Conference has been extended to May 7th! Don’t just watch the future: Lead it! Secure your spot now: sasa2026.witsevents.co.za The University of Witwatersrand | 6-9 July

Early Bird Registration Closes TODAY!!! SASA 2026 Conference @WitsUniversity 6-9 July. Don’t just watch the future: Lead it! Register Today: 📷http://sasa2026.witsevents.co.za

Join us for next SASA Webinar on Music as Alternative Public Sphere. Presented by Akira Nakajima with Kwezi Sontage as Respondent and Kiran Odhav as Chair Thursday April 23th 12-2pm CAT Join @ teams.microsoft.com/meet/3134308...

Job Opportunity for Sociology (Senior) Lecturer at Sol Plaatje University Closing Date April 13th For more details see: spu.simplify.hr/Vacancy/177940

The countdown is back on! 🚀 SASA 2026 Conference @WitsUniversity 6-9 July. We’ve pushed the limits and deadlines again. ✨ Abstracts Extended: April 13th 📷 Early Bird: Save until April 20th Don’t just watch the future: Lead it! 📷http://sasa2026.witsevents.co.za

📢 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