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Submission Instructions

To submit a blog post, please complete the SLA Blog Submission Form.

For questions about submissions, contact Morgan Siewert and Nora Tyeklar, the SLA Digital Media Co-Directors via [email protected].

Submission Guidelines

In 2018, the Society for Linguistic Anthropology’s Board went live with the SLA Blog, a membership-driven project that showcases original linguistic anthropological research via accessible, public-facing articles about diverse topics. The SLA Blog aims to facilitate dialogue among SLA members at all stages in their learning and research while also nurturing a welcoming, engaging space for readers who are not linguistic anthropologists. We invite submissions on all topics relevant to the far reaching scope of language and culture.

If you are interested in submitting a post keep in mind the following guidelines:

  1. Submissions are accepted from anyone who is interested in contributing to the blog, but active SLA members will be prioritized. (Join AAA and SLA here)
  2. Blog posts are intended as a quick-read format with a word count around 2000 words. We will accept longer submissions, but may request revisions to streamline the discussion.
  3. Authors are required to include at least one relevant image. Photos taken/created by authors are preferred, although other properly credited images will be considered. Images generated using an AI program are prohibited unless they are clearly contextualized by, and relevant to, the discussion.
  4. Submissions should be evidence-based and aligned with laws and disciplinary standards for best practices regarding ethical research.
  5. All topics and geographic focus are welcome. Whatever the topic, we ask that the discussion be framed through theories, methods, and histories relevant to linguistic anthropology. Examples include (but are not limited to):
    • Methods and research (e.g., challenges and rewards of fieldwork; relationships with interlocutors; data organization techniques and strategies; ethnographic methods; use of software for transcription/organization; the effects of technological change)
    • Academic life (e.g., integrating linguistic anthropology in the classroom; first-generation or working class experiences in tenure-track, non-tenure track [lecturer/adjunct], or graduate school; language, identity, and the academy)
    • Applied practice outside of the academy (e.g., public outreach and community service)

*Please note that beginning in 2022-2032 UNESCO commenced the Decade of Indigenous Languages (https://en.unesco.org/news/upcoming-decade-indigenous-languages-2022-2032-focus-indigenous-language-users-human-rights). Blog post proposals on topics relevant to Indigenous languages are, as always, encouraged.