Joshua Babcock and Jay Ke-Schutte In two recent special issues in Signs and Society and the Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, we outlined how we see… Read More »The “both-and,” non-binary semiotics of intersectionality
Among the four primary subfields of American anthropology, linguistic anthropology is arguably the least widely recognized and practiced globally (even as it overlaps in significant… Read More »Linguistic Anthropology in Collaboration Across the Global North and South
Nominations are now open. The submission deadline is October 15, 2023. This award honors an SLA member or members for work that effectively impacts public awareness of social… Read More »SLA AWARD FOR PUBLIC OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY SERVICE: CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
Congratulations to our 2023 Winners! New Voices Book Prize Piers Kelly for The Last Language on Earth: Linguistic Utopianism in the Philippines Scott MacLochlainn for… Read More »2023 Book Prize Winners
Submissions for the Annual Student Essay Prizes are now open. The Gumperz Graduate Paper Prize is due on February 1, 2025. The Undergraduate Paper Prize is… Read More »Annual Student Essay Prizes: Call for Papers
Hi SLA folks, Attached is the SLA 2022 program for AAA in Seattle. In it are panels and events sponsored by SLA, as well as… Read More »SLA 2022 Program for AAA in Seattle
The Society for Linguistic Anthropology holds an annual student essay competition at both undergraduate and graduate levels. In order to be eligible for one of… Read More »Reminder: Annual Student Essay Prizes (Undergrad & Grad)
Dear all, We hope you have had a good holiday time. We would like to share with you the poster for the event “Reclaiming New Speakers, Revising Old Authenticities:… Read More »October 6 Event, 12-2pm EST: Reclaiming New Speakers, Revising Old Authenticities: Basque, Catalan, and Galician in 2022
The Society for Linguistic Anthropology holds an annual student essay competition at both undergraduate and graduate levels. In order to be eligible for one of… Read More »Annual Student Essay Prizes: Call for Papers
This award honors an SLA member or members for work that effectively impacts public awareness of social issues involving language and communication and/or represents a… Read More »SLA Award for Public Outreach and Community Service: Call for Nominations
Hi all, Friendly reminder that the deadline to register for AAA and complete all Speaker- Portal tasks has been extended next Monday, September 26th, 2022.… Read More »Reminder about AAA Registration/Speaker Portal
Lynnette Arnold and Anna Corwin Lynnette Arnold is Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. She has served… Read More »Strengthening Social Justice Pedagogies: Creating Space(s) for Dialogue
Dear SLA members: SLA 2022 is only a few weeks away! Our dedicated team of 7 faculty and 55 student volunteers is looking forward to… Read More »SLA Equitable Access Fund
Do you want feedback on your latest writing project? Would you like to meet collegial peers from other institutions? Would a friendly deadline help you… Read More »Junior Scholars Workshop at SLA Boulder 2022
The upcoming SLA Boulder 2022 conference (Apr. 7-9) will have 450+ presentations taking place in-person and on Gather. You won’t want to miss it! Today… Read More »SLA Boulder 2022- Important Deadlines Today! (Mon. Feb. 14)
[This is an excerpt from Language and Revolutionary Magic in the Orinoco Delta which won the SLA New Voices 2021 Book Prize] This book is… Read More »Book Excerpt: “Language and Revolutionary Magic in the Orinoco Delta”
Today marks the one-week countdown to the SLA 2022 Updates and New Submissions deadline of Monday, February 14. Please join our keynotes Letícia Cesarino, Michel DeGraff, Angela Reyes, and Virginia Zavala in Boulder on April 7-9 and/or… Read More »One-Week Countdown for SLA 2022 Updates & Submissions (due Feb. 14)
Dear SLA 2022 attendees and potential attendees, We’re excited to let you know that the virtual track of SLA 2022 will be hosted in Gather.town.… Read More »SLA 2022 Virtual Track Email Announcement
SLA 2022, to be held in Boulder, Colorado on April 7-9, is now accepting new submissions for panels, roundtables, workshops, papers, and posters at the New… Read More »New Submissions for Spring 2022 SLA Boulder Conference (due Feb. 14)
The Society for Linguistic Anthropology (SLA) announces the John Gumperz Annual Graduate Student Essay Prize competition. Each year the Society for Linguistic Anthropology confers an… Read More »SLA 2022 John Gumperz Graduate Student Essay Prize