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!
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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
Award for Public Outreach and Community Service: Call for Nominations
SLA Award for Public Outreach and Community Service: Call for Nominations The submission deadline is October 1, 2018. Created and awarded for the first time by… Read More »Award for Public Outreach and Community Service: Call for Nominations
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… Read More »Journal of Linguistic Anthropology seeking Editor-in-Chief
Editors Edit
May 2, 2018 Ilana Gershon asked seven editors for their insights on questions that authors of books commonly ask. Five are press editors (Berghahn, Chicago,… Read More »Editors Edit
#Adulting and the Disordered State of American Adulthood
Society for Linguistic Anthropology Susan Hill April 2, 2018 In 2016, the Oxford Dictionary shortlisted the noun-turned-verb-turned-gerund “adulting” for its Word of the Year designation. Oxford defined adulting as “the… Read More »#Adulting and the Disordered State of American Adulthood
Reflections on Kit Woolard’s Singular and Plural
Society for Linguistic Anthropology Alexandra Jaffe March 7, 2018 Kit Woolard received the 2017 Edward Sapir Book Prize for Singular and Plural: Ideologies of Linguistic Authority… Read More »Reflections on Kit Woolard’s Singular and Plural
SLA Annual Undergraduate Student Essay Contest 2018
Calling all linguistic anthropology undergraduates! Do you have a stellar research paper that you would like to share with the wider professional community of linguistic… Read More »SLA Annual Undergraduate Student Essay Contest 2018
SLA Spring Meeting Information
The inaugural SLA spring meeting is less than two weeks away. To read about the meeting, information for presenters, and the schedule of presentations, please… Read More »SLA Spring Meeting Information
2018 John Gumperz Annual Graduate Student Essay Prize Competition
The Society for Linguistic Anthropology (SLA) announces The 2018 John Gumperz Annual Graduate Student Essay Prize Deadline: Wednesday March 21, 2018 The Society for Linguistic… Read More »2018 John Gumperz Annual Graduate Student Essay Prize Competition
The Highpoint Church Standing Ovation
Was #MeToo washed away in baptismal waters? Jon Bialecki January 26, 2018 There is a clip that has been circulating through both conventional broadcast and cable news… Read More »The Highpoint Church Standing Ovation
AN column: “Free Speech” in Times of Conflict by Lise M. Dobrin and Eve Danziger
Lessons from Charlottesville Since the violent events that took place in Charlottesville, VA, this past August, when a white supremacist rally led to the killing… Read More »AN column: “Free Speech” in Times of Conflict by Lise M. Dobrin and Eve Danziger
AN column: The Storm after Maria by Sherina Feliciano-Santos
Puerto Rican Aftermath Puerto Ricans are US citizens. Puerto Rico is a colony. The tensions encompassed by these two facts were extremely clear in the… Read More »AN column: The Storm after Maria by Sherina Feliciano-Santos
Adam Hodges’s 2017 “Trumped Up Words” columns
Please see the following for an end-of-year index of Adam Hodges’s Trumped Up Words columns on the Anthropology News website. Adam assures us there are more… Read More »Adam Hodges’s 2017 “Trumped Up Words” columns
Susan Lepselter on Winning the Bateson Book Prize
Society for Linguistic Anthropology Ilana Gershon and Susan Lepselter January 19, 2018 Susan Lepselter won the 2017 Gregory Bateson Book Prize for her book, The Resonance… Read More »Susan Lepselter on Winning the Bateson Book Prize
SLA Business Meeting Report
Society for Linguistic Anthropology Business Meeting Ilana Gershon December 2nd, 2017 President’s Report SLA Interdisciplinary Public Engagement Award This funds conference submissions beyond the AAA… Read More »SLA Business Meeting Report
2017 Sapir Book Prize Winners Announced
This year’s recipient for the Edward Sapir Book Prize, awarded at the American Anthropological Association Meeting in Washington D.C., was Kathryn Woolard. She received the… Read More »2017 Sapir Book Prize Winners Announced
Charles Briggs Receives Society of Medical Anthropology Book Award
This year’s recipients for the New Millennium Book Award, given by the Society of Medical Anthropology, were Charles L. Briggs & Clara Mantini-Briggs. They received the… Read More »Charles Briggs Receives Society of Medical Anthropology Book Award
SLA Endowment for John Gumperz Annual Graduate Student Essay Prize
The Society for Linguistic Anthropology is pleased to announce, through a very generous gift from Jenny Cook-Gumperz, the establishment of an endowment fund in honor… Read More »SLA Endowment for John Gumperz Annual Graduate Student Essay Prize
Endangered minorities and linguistic pluralism in Italy
Stavroula Pipyrou November 21, 2017 In 1999, the implementation of act no. 482 finally created the opportunity to link linguistic minorities in Italy directly with… Read More »Endangered minorities and linguistic pluralism in Italy
Here’s the Rub on the Dove Skincare Ad
Shalini Shankar October 18, 2017 The latest rendition of “sorry, not sorry” is not just topping the Billboard charts. It is also a public relations… Read More »Here’s the Rub on the Dove Skincare Ad
SLA Public Outreach Award Deadline Extension to 10/15
The submission deadline HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO OCTOBER 15, 2017. Created and awarded for the first time by the SLA in 2014, this award honors an SLA… Read More »SLA Public Outreach Award Deadline Extension to 10/15
SLA Conference Registration Open
Registration for the inaugural SLA conference is now available here When you register for the meeting you’ll receive information on how to submit an abstract proposal.… Read More »SLA Conference Registration Open
SLA at the AAAs
SLA Invited & Co-Sponsored Sessions & Meetings Thursday, November 30 4:15 PM – 6:00 PM – SLA graduate student paper contest: Semiotic processes across scale media, and voice –… Read More »SLA at the AAAs
Call for applications for SLA graduate student representative
The SLA Executive Board invites applications from anthropology students interested in serving as the SLA Graduate Student Representative on the leadership body of the organization. … Read More »Call for applications for SLA graduate student representative
Preview for Inaugural SLA Spring 2017 Conference
The Society for Linguistic Anthropology is excited to announce that our association will soon be open to receive submissions to our inaugural conference. The conference… Read More »Preview for Inaugural SLA Spring 2017 Conference
Opening for Anthropology News/SLA Section News Co-editor
As of the December AAA meetings, Anna Babel will be wrapping up her 3-year term as co-editor for the AN-SLA section news, and Ilana Gershon… Read More »Opening for Anthropology News/SLA Section News Co-editor
New initiative by AAA for non-tenure track faculty
The AAA Working Group on Non-Tenure Track Employment in Anthropology is setting up an online community to address issues of precarious faculty employment in anthropology.… Read More »New initiative by AAA for non-tenure track faculty
Bonnie Urciuoli’s Reflections upon Retirement
SLA Interview with Bonnie Uriciuoli Bonnie Urciuoli. Nancy L. Ford What article or book that you wrote are you most pleased with? Could you talk about… Read More »Bonnie Urciuoli’s Reflections upon Retirement
AN News: Right-wing Politics in Brazil: Iconization and Accusations of Corruption
Anthropology News Column by Aaron Ansell In late 2016, I noticed a peculiar convergence between Brazilian and US politics. In both countries, the political right… Read More »AN News: Right-wing Politics in Brazil: Iconization and Accusations of Corruption
Interview with Richard Bauman, part 2
March 7, 2017 Richard Bauman chatted with Ilana Gershon over coffee about his career upon receiving the Franz Boas Award for Exemplary Service to Anthropology. … Read More »Interview with Richard Bauman, part 2
Interview with Richard Bauman, part 1
Richard Bauman chatted with Ilana Gershon over coffee about his career upon receiving the Franz Boas Award for Exemplary Service to Anthropology. Below is the… Read More »Interview with Richard Bauman, part 1
Update from SLA President, Bonnie Urciuoli
The AAA announcement for the spring balloting is now open. I write to remind everyone of the importance of voting. In addition to the AAA ballots… Read More »Update from SLA President, Bonnie Urciuoli
Congratulations to SLA Member, Ignasi Clemente!
The Catalan Sociolinguistics Society, under the aegis of the Institute for Catalan Studies, has announced that the 15th annual Modest Reixach Prize will be awarded… Read More »Congratulations to SLA Member, Ignasi Clemente!
SLA Award for Public Outreach & Community Service: Call for Nominations
The deadline for submitting nominations is October 1, 2017. Created and awarded for the first time by the SLA in 2014, this award honors an SLA member… Read More »SLA Award for Public Outreach & Community Service: Call for Nominations
Rick Parmentier’s Reflection upon Retirement
Rick Parmentier, Anna Babel and Ilana Gershon January 24, 2017 SLA interview with Rick Parmentier Rick Parmentier What article or book that you wrote are… Read More »Rick Parmentier’s Reflection upon Retirement
2018 SLA Interdisciplinary Public Engagement Conference Fund CFP Application
Interdisciplinary Public Engagement Conference Fund Call for Proposals Deadline: October 1, 2018 for 2019 conferences SLA announces an initiative to fund conference submissions promoting the… Read More »2018 SLA Interdisciplinary Public Engagement Conference Fund CFP Application
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
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
Announcing SLA Spring 2018 Meeting
The Society for Linguistic Anthropology is pleased to announce that plans are well under way for our first Spring Conference, March 8-10, in Philadelphia at… Read More »Announcing SLA Spring 2018 Meeting
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