Society for Linguistic Anthropology Biennial Conference CUNY Graduate CenterNew York CityJune 3-5, 2027 The 2027 Society for Linguistic Anthropology Conference (SLA27) is thrilled to welcome… Read More »Call for Papers: The 2027 Society for Linguistic Anthropology Conference (SLA27), NYC, June 3-5, 2027
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… Read More »SLA Members Awarded by AAA for Work Advancing the Field of Anthropology
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… Read More »SLA Call for Nominations
2021 SLA Meeting Moved to Spring 2022 One More Postponement Dear members and friends of the Society for Linguistic Anthropology, I am writing in my capacity as… Read More »Postponement of SLA Conference
(Note: This email is sent on behalf of the SLA Program Chair, Sarah Shulist, at [email protected]. Please direct all questions and concerns about AAA 2021 directly to her.)… Read More »AAA 2021: Calls for SLA proposals
Submission Deadline: May 31, 2021 The Society for Linguistic Anthropology announces two book prize competitions in 2021. Books must have been published between January 2018 and December… Read More »SLA Book Prizes 2021: Edward Sapir Book Prize, New Voices Book Prize
Mass migration, displacement, economic pressures, and conflict will continue to involve large numbers of people crossing borders at a variety of scales. At the same time,… Read More »New Book Announcement! Migration Narratives: Diverging Stories in Schools, Churches, and Civic Institutions, by Wortham, Nichols, Clonan-Roy & Rhodes
Anna Babel, Ohio State University: In recognition of her exceptional service for undocumented and DACAmented students, as well as outstanding public outreach work with immigrants outside… Read More »SLA Outreach Award Winners for 2020!
Every year the Society for Linguistic Anthropology (SLA) confers an award for a distinguished undergraduate research paper. The selected winner will be given a cash… Read More »SLA 2021 Undergraduate Essay Contest
REED COLLEGE Department of Anthropology invites applications for a two-year visiting position in sociocultural anthropology to commence August 2021. The appointment will likely be made… Read More »Two-Year Visiting Position in Sociocultural Anthropology, Reed College
See the information below for the SLA Business Meeting: Friday Nov 13: ◦ 12:30-2:30 pm ET SLA Business Meeting (open to everyone) Join zoom meeting (passcode 292478): https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87430571418?pwd=ZnFyeFMxSHNlaTk3d1FHK1RvNXl0QT09
Dear colleagues in linguistic anthropology,The SLA portion of the Raising Our Voices live-streamed program begins tomorrow! Please know that you can still register to attend… Read More »SLA Portion of Raising Our Voices Begins
Join language and politics experts across the United States as they discuss the 2020 election in this free online forum, launching Friday, October 9, 6pm (CST). The… Read More »Introducing “Talking Politics 2020” Online Forum
Dear SLA members and friends, The SLA Executive Board in please to invite you to the SLA Fall Open Forum, to be hosted on zoom on Thursday,… Read More »SLA Fall Open Forum
Dear Colleagues, The current COVID-19 pandemic has continued to impact our scholarly community in multiple ways. We are particularly aware of and concerned about… Read More »SLA Hardship Grants and Membership Waivers!
Dear SLA 2020 Registrants and SLA Membership, As the COVID-19 health and economic crises continue in the US, I wanted to be in touch… Read More »SLA Conference Postponed Until Spring 2021!!
Every year the Society for Linguistic Anthropology (SLA) confers an award for a distinguished undergraduate research paper. The selected winner will be given a cash award,… Read More »Society for Linguistic Anthropology 2020 Undergraduate Essay Contest
Please click the link below to see a complete list of SLA panels at this year’s AAA/CASCAA Meetings in Vancouver: SLA panels at 2019 AAA/CASCAA… Read More »SLA Panels at AAA/CASCAA in Vancouver!
Announcing the 2020 Spring Conference of the Society for Linguistic Anthropology “Future Imperfect: Language in Times of Crisis and Hope” April 2-5, 2020, Boulder, Colorado… Read More »Call for Papers: SLA 2020 Spring Conference
Society for Linguistic Anthropology Interdisciplinary Public Engagement Conference Award Deadline: October 1, 2019 for conferences in 2020 SLA announces an initiative to fund conference… Read More »SLA Interdisciplinary Public Engagement Conference Award
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
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 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
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.… Read More »DIY table: New books at SLA business meeting
Please see below a list of events that the Language and Social Justice Task Force is sponsoring and/or participating in at this year’s AAAs in… Read More »Language and Social Justice Task Force events at #AAA2016
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)
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… Read More »Memorial session for Barney Bate
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… Read More »Paul Friedrich remembrance session
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 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
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
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
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
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
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,… Read More »SLA Graduate Essay Contest 2016
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
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)
Core Committee Established The SLA Committee for Language and Social Justice has now established its core committee, and is proud to welcome the new core committee… Read More »Update on the SLA Committee for Language and Social Justice
The Society for Linguistic Anthropology was proud to award the following prizes at the 114th AAA Annual Meeting in Denver: ♦ Sapir Award Kristina Wirtz… Read More »2015 SLA Prize Winners
[Edit 9 December 2015] The SLA Committee for Language and Social Justice has now established its core committee. Individuals who are interested in participating in… Read More »SLA Committee on Language and Social Justice Call for Volunteers (open through November 25)
The Edward Sapir Book Prize was established in 2001 and is awarded to a book that makes the most significant contribution to our understanding of… Read More »Announcing the 2015 Sapir Prize Entries
Don’t forget to vote in AAA and SLA elections by 5:00 pm Eastern Time on May 31st.
The annual business meeting of the SLA in Washington DC was attended by about 150 people, and proved to be a lively and informative event.… Read More »AN News: “Report on the 2014 SLA Business Meeting” by Aaron Ansell (Virginia Tech)
Anthropology News Article For a long time in anthropology, the documentation of languages on the brink of disappearing was negatively tainted as salvage: quaint in… Read More »AN News: “At the Crossroads of Linguistics and Anthropology: Disciplinary perspectives on language documentation” by Lise Dobrin (University of Virginia) and Niko Besnier (University of Amsterdam)
Anthropology News Article by Netta Avineri, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey; Jena Barchas-Lichtenstein, Independent Scholar; Robin Conley, Marshall University; Mariam Durrani, University of… Read More »AN News: “Silent Meditation: Speech, power, and social justice” by the Committee on Language & Social Justice
The submission deadline is November 6, 2015.
Created and awarded for the first time by the SLA in 2014, this award honors an SLA member… Read More »Call for Nominations: SLA Award for Public Outreach and Community Service
Want to make a difference with your work beyond your undergraduate transcript? Submit to SLA’s Annual Student Essay Contest! Selected winner will be awarded $500,… Read More »Announcing SLA’s Annual *Undergraduate* Essay Contest
Announcing the SLA’s Annual Graduate Student Essay Prize The Society for Linguistic Anthropology would like to invite submissions of graduate student papers for the SLA’s Annual… Read More »Announcing the SLA’s Annual Graduate Student Essay Prize
Dear SLA Colleagues, We are writing to encourage you to consider nominating yourself for one of two open SLA positions in the 2015 AAA elections.… Read More »SLA Nominations 2015
AAA 2015 Conference Theme: “Familiar/Strange” Casting common sense in new light by making the familiar seem strange and the strange seem familiar is a venerable… Read More »AAA Executive Program Committee Call for Submissions
