Spirituality as ‘detachment’ and ‘comfort’ in the context of depression
For this study, 40 people with a diagnosis of depression were interviewed about their...
Recovery from depression: re-envisioning the connection between recovery and spirituality
Purpose: This paper aims to respond to the following question: What does ongoing recovery from...
Social media, rural communities and crime prevention
Crime is often considered to be absent in idyllic and idealised rural communities. Rural...
ASMR, affect and digitally-mediated intimacy
ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response) is the pseudo-scientific term used to describe a...
Mapping the anti-vaccination movement on Facebook
Over the past decade, anti-vaccination rhetoric has become part of the mainstream discourse...
THE CURIOUS CASE OF ASMR: SOUND, PLEASURE AND MEDIATION
The dynamics of place-based virtual communities: Social media in a region in transition
Social media is a key platform through which communities can organise, connect and communicate....
THE VISCERAL EMBODIMENT OF DIGITAL PLEASURES
This panel explores digital pleasures that arise through the entanglement of bodies and digital...
Desire lines and defensive architecture in modern urban environments
Public space is being increasingly managed by defensive architecture, surveillance and other...
Governing with Ignorance: Understanding the Australian Food Regulator's Response to Nano Food
This paper examines regulatory responses to the presence of previously undetected and unlabelled...
NEW SUBJECTIVITIES OF WORK
Reducing acquisitional crime in Victoria: Building collective efficacy and trust in police
Reducing Residential Burglary in Victoria: Trial of Traceable Liquid Property Marking
Managing a marginalised identity in pro-anorexia and fat acceptance cybercommunities
This study examines how members of pro-anorexia (PA) and fat acceptance (FA) cybercommunities...