Charles Goodwin’s Reflections on Retirement
SLA Interview with Charles Goodwin What article or book that you wrote are you most pleased with? Could you talk about the story behind writing… Read More »Charles Goodwin’s Reflections on Retirement
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SLA 2017 Undergraduate Student Essay Contest
Every year the Society for Linguistic Anthropology (SLA) confers an award for a distinguished undergraduate research paper. Selected winners will be awarded $500, a certificate of… Read More »SLA 2017 Undergraduate Student Essay Contest
Announcement: Edward Sapir Book Prize 2017
Submission Deadline: May 15, 2017 The Edward Sapir Book Prize was established in 2001 and is awarded to a book that makes the most significant… Read More »Announcement: Edward Sapir Book Prize 2017
AN News: SLA Business Meeting Report
Anthropology News Column SLA Business Meeting Saturday, November 19th, 2016 President’s Report Report on SLA Interdisciplinary Public Engagement Award: Supported invited colloquium at AAAL by… Read More »AN News: SLA Business Meeting Report
Directions for Signing up for the LSJ Committee Listserv
Prepared by: Netta Avineri, Susan D Blum, Hilary Parsons Dick, and Robin Conley Riner About the Listserv The Language & Social Justice (LSJ) listserv is… Read More »Directions for Signing up for the LSJ Committee Listserv
Tweet-and-Storify about Language and Social Justice at AAA 2016
Overview The Society for Linguistic Anthropology Committee on Language & Social Justice (LSJ) will be organizing social media artifacts (tweets, Instagram posts, etc.) into a… Read More »Tweet-and-Storify about Language and Social Justice at AAA 2016
DIY table: New books at SLA business meeting
SLA Board is happy to announce an opportunity for members with recently published books that they would like to display to the membership at large. A table will be available for members to display new books and share information about them at the 2016 AAAs on Saturday night (11/19).
Last Call: Nominations for Public Outreach Award (Oct 15)
SLA Award for Public Outreach and Community Service: Call for Nominations The submission deadline is October 15, 2016. Created and awarded for the first time by… Read More »Last Call: Nominations for Public Outreach Award (Oct 15)
Memorial session for Barney Bate
Bernard Bate died peacefully in his sleep in March of this year. There will be a memorial session for Barney Bate on Friday, November 18th at 7:45.
Paul Friedrich remembrance session
Paul Friedrich passed away on August 11. Below please find links to two very moving obituaries. William Beeman has arranged a remembrance session to be held at AAA on Friday November 18.
Announcement of new JLA Editor
The SLA board has concluded its search and is pleased to announce that Paul Kockelman will be the next Editor of the Journal of Linguistic… Read More »Announcement of new JLA Editor
SLA Award for Public Outreach and Community Service: Call for Nominations
SLA Award for Public Outreach and Community Service The submission deadline is October 15, 2016. Created and awarded for the first time by the SLA in 2014,… Read More »SLA Award for Public Outreach and Community Service: Call for Nominations
AAA/SLA election reminder
Just a quick reminder to the SLA membership that the AAA election deadline is May 31st. So if you haven’t already voted, please do so… Read More »AAA/SLA election reminder
SLA 2016 Undergraduate Essay Contest
Society for Linguistic Anthropology 2016 Undergraduate Student Essay Contest Deadline: June 30, 2016 Calling all linguistic anthropology undergraduates! Do you have a stellar research paper… Read More »SLA 2016 Undergraduate Essay Contest
Journal of Linguistic Anthropology seeking Editor-in-Chief
The Executive Board of the Society for Linguistic Anthropology invites applications for the position of Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Linguistic Anthropology. The editorship is a three year term, beginning September 1, 2016.
Edward Sapir Book Prize 2016
Submissions are now open for the 2016 Edward Sapir Book Prize for a book that makes the most significant contribution to our understanding of language in society, or the ways in which language mediates historical or contemporary sociocultural processes. Submission Deadline: May 15, 2016
Call for Nominations — Open until February 10, 2016
Dear SLA Colleagues, Greetings! We are writing to encourage you to consider nominating yourself for one of two open SLA positions in the 2016 AAA… Read More »Call for Nominations — Open until February 10, 2016
SLA Graduate Essay Contest 2016
The Society for Linguistic Anthropology invites submissions of graduate student papers for the 2016 Graduate Student Essay Prize.
Papers should be submitted by the deadline, Friday March 11, 2016.
SLA Interdisciplinary Public Engagement Conference Fund CFP & Application
Interdisciplinary Public Engagement Conference Fund Call for Proposals Deadline: October 1, 2016 for 2017 Conferences SLA announces an initiative to fund conference submissions promoting the… Read More »SLA Interdisciplinary Public Engagement Conference Fund CFP & Application
New Issue Alert: Journal of Linguistic Anthropology (December 2015)
Volume 25, Issue 3 Pages 239–364 Articles Inscribing the Miraculous Place: Writing and Ritual Communication in the Chapel of a Guatemalan Popular Saint (pages 239–255)… Read More »New Issue Alert: Journal of Linguistic Anthropology (December 2015)