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Society for Linguistic Anthropology

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A community for linguistic anthropologists and explorers of language in culture. www.linguisticanthropology.org

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Society for Linguistic Anthropology @soclinganth.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
University of Michigan Ann Arbor invite applications for a tenured appointment at the rank of Associate or Full Professor to build and direct a new Mellon-funded interdisciplinary program promoting Environmental Justice and the Humanities, to begin August 25, 2027. apply.interfolio.com/192931
The Departments of Romance Languages and Literatures (RLL) and Anthropology in the College of Literature, Arts, and Science (LSA) at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor invite applications for a tenured appointment at the rank of Associate or Full Professor to build and direct a new Mellon-funded interdisciplinary program promoting Environmental Justice and the Humanities, to begin August 25, 2027.
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Society for Linguistic Anthropology @soclinganth.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The Anthropology Program of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, invites applications for a faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the anthropology of China. careercenter.americananthro.org/job/714273/a...
The Anthropology Program of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, invites applications for a faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the anthropology of China.
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Society for Linguistic Anthropology @soclinganth.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The interdisciplinary Journal of Hate Studies welcomes submissions of original research manuscripts and reviews for the 2026 and 2027 issues. The journal has a new editorial team and board and remains an open-access and fee-free peer-reviewed publication. repository.gonzaga.edu/jhs/
Journal of Hate Studies cover art
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Society for Linguistic Anthropology @soclinganth.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Anthropology News' banner followed by "Best of the first half" banner. Images features three of this years most popular articles.
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Society for Linguistic Anthropology @soclinganth.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
The Society for Linguistic Anthropology is excited to announce that our 2027 conference will be held at the CUNY Graduate Center in New York City, June 3–5, 2027. Additional information will be shared in the coming months.
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Society for Linguistic Anthropology @soclinganth.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
SLA AWARD FOR PUBLIC OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY SERVICE: CALL FOR NOMINATIONS linguisticanthropology.org/about/prizes/ Please submit nominations using this google form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... The submission deadline is June 15, 2026.
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Society for Linguistic Anthropology @soclinganth.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Happy Pride 2026!
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Society for Linguistic Anthropology @soclinganth.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Vernacular infrastructuring: Rethinking linguistic agency of minority-language speakers in multilingual digital environment Udiana Puspa Dewi anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Society for Linguistic Anthropology @soclinganth.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Narrative formatting, chronotopic orderings, and moralization in ex-gay stories Vincent Pak doi.org/10.1111/jola...
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Society for Linguistic Anthropology @soclinganth.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
The SLA Mentoring Program virtual (Zoom) event on Friday, May 22, 2026 2:00 - 3:30 pm EST. The theme for this event is “Building Successful Mentoring Relationships: Focus on Communication." Please RSVP to help us plan attendance: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Society for Linguistic Anthropology @soclinganth.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Taylor Gilliam just published her piece entitled "Pigs, Pokes and Power: Sovereign Silence and Sustainable Futures in Central Appalachia" on the SLA column of Anthropology News! www.anthropology-news.org/articles/pig...
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Society for Linguistic Anthropology @soclinganth.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Language Machines: Sociotechnical Practices and Ideologies at Work in Large Language Models – An Online Launch Friday, April 17, 2026 12pm to 1:30pm Eastern Time (UTC-4) Register for the Zoom meeting at: tinyurl.com/languagemach...
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Society for Linguistic Anthropology @soclinganth.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Nonhuman situational enmeshments—How participants build temporal infrastructures for ChatGPT Nils Klowait, Maria Erofeeva doi.org/10.1111/jola...
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Society for Linguistic Anthropology @soclinganth.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
The algorithm's hidden layers: Nurturant matrices, quantitative poetry, and the religious ethics of language technology Zachary Sheldon doi.org/10.1111/jola...
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Society for Linguistic Anthropology @soclinganth.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
“It doesn't give a s*** about Arabic or English”: Semiotic ideologies and demarcation among LLM engineers in Amman, Jordan Tariq Adely doi.org/10.1111/jola...
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Society for Linguistic Anthropology @soclinganth.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
The chatbot's real self: On the archaeology of artificial personas Courtney Handman doi.org/10.1111/jola...
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Society for Linguistic Anthropology @soclinganth.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Language machines: Toward a linguistic anthropology of large language models by Siri Lamoureaux, Michael Castelle, Anna Weichselbraun doi.org/10.1111/jola...
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Society for Linguistic Anthropology @soclinganth.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Human tests for machine models: What lies “Beyond the Imitation Game”? by Noya Kohavi & Anna Weichselbraun doi.org/10.1111/jola... #LinguisticAnthropology #Anthropology #ethnography #LargeLanguageModels
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Society for Linguistic Anthropology @soclinganth.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
The Society for Linguistic Anthropology holds an annual student essay competition at the undergraduate level. Submissions are due June 15, 2026. linguisticanthropology.org/about/prizes/
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Society for Linguistic Anthropology @soclinganth.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
The Society for Linguistic Anthropology invites submissions for the Edward Sapir Book Prize, through March 15, 2026. To submit your book for the SLA Book Prizes, please fill out the submission form: forms.gle/6n8AqLzSoWwB.... Questions can be addressed to slamemberatlarge@gmail.com
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Society for Linguistic Anthropology @soclinganth.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
"The Semiotics and Politics of Perspective," a special issue of Anthropological Quarterly is out now! muse.jhu.edu/issue/56418
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Society for Linguistic Anthropology @soclinganth.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Anthropology News just published their latest issue, including a wonderful SLA column from Deina Rabie on Zohran Mamdani’s subversion of White public space in his recent mayoral campaign. www.anthropology-news.org/articles/how...
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Society for Linguistic Anthropology @soclinganth.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Creating Belonging: Ritual Recruitment of Hanoi Sign Language Interpreters A talk by Aron Marie (University of Virginia) Friday, February 13th 12pm EST Join via Zoom: brown.zoom.us/j/9978486225... Meeting ID: 997 8486 2256 Passcode: drig
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Society for Linguistic Anthropology @soclinganth.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Reminder: The Society for Linguistic Anthropology Conference "Imagination, Creation, Critique" is next week! Join us! Learn more and register here: www.2025slaconference.org
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Society for Linguistic Anthropology @soclinganth.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
📌 The 2025 SLA conference program is now live! 🔗 www.2025slaconference.org/program
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Society for Linguistic Anthropology @soclinganth.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
What I Wish I Knew Then… Reflections on Building a Career in Linguistic Anthropology An SLA Online Conversation Friday, April 4, 2025 12pm to 1:30pm Central Time (UTC-6) Register for the Zoom meeting at: tinyurl.com/slaonline2
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Society for Linguistic Anthropology @soclinganth.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Use this QR code to join the conversation!
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