Dr Ian Goodwin-Smith

Centre for Post-colonial Studies, Hawke Research Institute for Sustainable Societies, University of South Australia (see http://www.unisa.edu.au/hawkeinstitute/cps/people.asp).

• New theoretical directions for progressive politics with a focus on culture and subjectivity, as well as social policy, social democracy and substantive citizenship.
• Postcolonial theoretical approaches.
• The sociology of health and gendered dimensions of health policy.
• Power and authoritative knowledge: the hegemony/heresy divide.
• Critiques of expertise and professionalism.

Peer reviewed work: • 2009, “Foucault: 25 Years on”, Foucault: 25 Years on, peer reviewed conference proceedings. • In Press , “Something More Substantive than Social Inclusion”, Social Alternatives. • In Press, “First Term Labor and the Question of Identity: an Interview with Hon Mark Butler MP”, Social Alternatives • Under Review, “Bloodlust: a Postcolonial Sociology of Childbirth”, Postcolonial Studies. • Under Review, “The Economy is a Worldly Text, Stupid”, Philosophy and Social Criticism. • Under Review, “Materiality and Worldly Overcomings: on the Postmodern Problem, Inertia and the Left’s End of History”, The Sociological Review. • Under Review, “Aboriginalism in Turn of the Century South Australian Literature”, Aboriginal History. • Completed monograph (on Routledge series editor’s invitation), Postliberalism: New Theoretical Directions for Progressive Politics. Other publications: • 2008, “Does Social Inclusion Safeguard Citizens’ Rights to Choose?”, Destination Inclusion: SACOSS Stronger Communities Conference 2008 proceedings. • 2008, Big Foot, first term Labor and questions of national identity, Online Opinion, 22 August (with Deirdre Tedmanson). Editorial and related work: • 2009, “Editorial”, Foucault: 25 Years on conference proceedings. • Accepted in principle, special issue of Social Identities: “Reflections on Foucault”. • Organisation of conference titled Foucault: 25 Years on for The Centre for Postcolonial and Globalisation Studies, University of South Australia. • Organisation of seminar titled First Term Labor and the Question of Identity with Mark Butler MP for the Hawke Research Institute for Sustainable Societies, University of South Australia. • Membership of Editorial Board, Australian Critical Race and Whiteness Studies Association ejournal. Grants: • University of South Australia Teaching and Learning Grant for project titled Innovative use of Web 2.0 technologies for embedding career planning and industry engagement in the curriculum.

I am able to provide media comment in the following areas of expertise:

Discipline: Sociology

• Postcolonial theory
• Social Policy
• Sociology of Health
• Politics of birth