Edward Sapir Book Prize 2019, Reminder
Edward Sapir Book Prize 2019 Submission Deadline: May 15, 2019 The Edward Sapir Book Prize was established in 2001 and is awarded to… Read More »Edward Sapir Book Prize 2019, Reminder
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Kids in the Middle, Q&A with Inmaculada García-Sánchez
Kids in the middle: Recognizing the important role of children as cultural translators By Kendall Powell, Knowable Magazine Linguistic anthropologist Inmaculada García-Sánchez of Temple University… Read More »Kids in the Middle, Q&A with Inmaculada García-Sánchez
Ask an Editor: Good Questions?
Ilana Gershon asked seven editors for their insights on questions that authors commonly ask. Five are press editors (Berghahn, Chicago, Indiana, Princeton, Stanford) and two… Read More »Ask an Editor: Good Questions?
Society for Linguistic Anthropology 2019 Undergraduate Student Essay Contest
Society for Linguistic Anthropology 2019 Undergraduate Student Essay Contest Deadline: June 24, 2019 Calling all linguistic anthropology undergraduates! Do you have a stellar research paper that… Read More »Society for Linguistic Anthropology 2019 Undergraduate Student Essay Contest
“Comedy in the Archives”
[Photo Credit: Mike Lovett/Brandeis University] by Michael Prentice In my fall course, “Language in American Life,” we explored a range of topics focusing on linguistic… Read More »“Comedy in the Archives”
Call for Nominations! SLA Award for Public Outreach and Community Service
SLA Award for Public Outreach and Community Service: Call for Nominations The submission deadline is October 1, 2019. Created and awarded for the first time… Read More »Call for Nominations! SLA Award for Public Outreach and Community Service
Edward Sapir Book Prize 2019
Edward Sapir Book Prize 2019 Submission Deadline: May 15, 2019 The Edward Sapir Book Prize was established in 2001 and is awarded to… Read More »Edward Sapir Book Prize 2019
Ask an Editor: Dissertations versus Books
Ilana Gershon asked seven editors for their insights on questions that authors commonly ask. Five are press editors (Berghahn, Chicago, Indiana, Princeton, Stanford) and two… Read More »Ask an Editor: Dissertations versus Books
New Online BA Program in Anthropology: Western Illinois University!
The Anthropology program at Western Illinois University is offering an online B.A. degree in Anthropology. They are a faculty-led program and one of the first… Read More »New Online BA Program in Anthropology: Western Illinois University!
New SLA Blog!
ANNOUNCEMENT: SLA Blog! At the 2018 AAA meeting, the Society for Linguistic Anthropology’s Board decided to open a space on SLA’s website to begin a… Read More »New SLA Blog!
Ask an Editor: Transforming Articles into Chapters
Ilana Gershon December 5, 2018 Ilana Gershon asked seven editors for their insights on questions that authors commonly ask. Five are press editors (Berghahn, Chicago,… Read More »Ask an Editor: Transforming Articles into Chapters
The 2019 John Gumperz Annual Graduate Student Essay Prize
Deadline: February 10, 2019 The Society for Linguistic Anthropology (SLA) announces the John Gumperz Annual Graduate Student Essay Prize competition. Each year the Society for… Read More »The 2019 John Gumperz Annual Graduate Student Essay Prize
Interview with Donald Brenneis after winning the Franz Boas award
Donald Brenneis and Ilana Gershon October 22, 2018 Donald Brenneis chatted with Ilana Gershon over Skype about the institutional and collegial relations that shaped his… Read More »Interview with Donald Brenneis after winning the Franz Boas award
Putting an End to the Rain of Apostrophes
Alex Warburton and Meghanne Barker November 23, 2018 Spiritual renewal in Kazakhstan includes orthographic reform. On February 19, 2018, Kazakhstani social media came alive when… Read More »Putting an End to the Rain of Apostrophes
Ask an Editor: Multiple Press Submissions
Ask an Editor October 2, 2018 Ilana Gershon asked seven editors for their insights on questions that authors commonly ask. Five are press editors (Berghahn,… Read More »Ask an Editor: Multiple Press Submissions
New Sovereignties and the Translation of Clinical Authority
Colin Halverson June 11, 2018 On February 14, 2018, 17 people were killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. News of the… Read More »New Sovereignties and the Translation of Clinical Authority
Ask an Editor: Suggesting Reviewers
September 12, 2018 Ilana Gershon asked seven editors for their insights on questions that authors commonly ask. Five are press editors (Berghahn, Chicago, Indiana, Princeton,… Read More »Ask an Editor: Suggesting Reviewers
William Leap’s Reflections upon Retirement
William Leap August 13, 2018 William Leap is retiring after being a professor of anthropology at American University for 46 years. Ilana Gershon asks him… Read More »William Leap’s Reflections upon Retirement
Applying for Jobs in Communication Departments
Ilana Gershon and Zizi Papacharissi August 13, 2018 Linguistic anthropologists sometimes think about applying for jobs in communication departments, which have their own sets of… Read More »Applying for Jobs in Communication Departments
Review Time
Ask an Editor July 30, 2018 Ilana Gershon, a contributing editor for the Society for Linguistic Anthropology, asked seven editors for their insights on questions that… Read More »Review Time