Announcements

On August 12, AAA announced the 2026 award recipients. Two recipients, Alejandro Ivan Paz and Michael Min-Torresday, are SLA members! Awards will be presented to honorees at the 2026 Annual Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri. Honorees will also be featured in the Annual Report. We are so proud and excited to celebrate their achievements in St.… Read More »SLA Members Awarded by AAA for Work Advancing the Field of Anthropology

The Executive Board of the Society for Linguistic Anthropology invites applications for the position of Editor(s)-in-Chief of the Journal of Linguistic Anthropology. The editorship is a three-year term, beginning January 15, 2027. EIC(s) must be members of the SLA. Candidates are requested to submit a cover letter and curriculum vitae including names of two referees… Read More »Call for applications: Editor(s)-in-Chief of the Journal of Linguistic Anthropology – Deadline October 15, 2026

The Society for Linguistic Anthropology invites nominations for four positions this fall. We encourage you to consider nominating yourself or another member. Each position has a three-year term. Two positions will be appointed by the SLA Executive Board and will begin in November 2025 after the AAA Annual Meeting.   •  Nominations Committee Member (November 2025-2028)   •  Social Media Manager (November 2025-2028) Two… Read More »SLA Call for Nominations

An SLA Online Conversation Friday, April 4, 2025 12pm to 1:30pm Central Time (UTC-6) Register for the Zoom meeting at: https://tinyurl.com/slaonline2 This online panel gathers several established linguistic anthropologists and asks them to share “lessons learned” from their own career experiences.  Topics will include matters such as: job hunting, precarity, the tenure clock, publish or… Read More »What I Wish I Knew Then… Reflections on Building a Career in Linguistic Anthropology

Please join the Society for Linguistic Anthropology for this important conversation, the first installment of its SLA Online programming. What Does Free Speech Discourse Do? An SLA Online Discussion Friday, January 24, 2025 – 11 AM to 12:30 PM CT  This panel gathers a mix of scholars from within and without the field of linguistic… Read More »What Does Free Speech Discourse Do? An SLA Online Discussion

We’re just under a month from the submission deadline for proposals to the Society for Linguistic Anthropology’s 2025 Conference: Imagination, Creation, Critique. As you work to prepare your proposals, I’m excited to share some resources and updates on behalf of the SLA Conference’s Program Committee. Consider submitting a Poster Plenary Presentation Showcase your research synchronously during… Read More »SLA Conference 2025: Panel Matchmaker Forum, Program Committee Office Hours, and more