A community for linguistic anthropologists and explorers of language in culture. www.linguisticanthropology.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/soclinganth.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/soclinganth.bsky.social/post/3mx5w2zfcb22eThe Society for Linguistic Anthropology invites nominations for seven positions this fall. https://linguisticanthropology.org/blog/2026/10/05/sla-call-for-nominations-deadlines-december-15-2026-january-15-2027/05 Oct 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:2rjkv4o7e62d5eutmpo37dpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5w2zfcb22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/soclinganth.bsky.social/post/3mu6hch3c6c2jCall for applications: Editor(s)-in-Chief of the Journal of Linguistic Anthropology – Deadline October 15, 2026 @journaloflinganth.bsky.social https://linguisticanthropology.org/blog/2026/08/28/call-for-applications-editors-in-chief-of-the-journal-of-linguistic-anthropology-deadline-october-15-2026/28 Aug 2026 22:53 +0000at://did:plc:2rjkv4o7e62d5eutmpo37dpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6hch3c6c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/soclinganth.bsky.social/post/3muzybtkg522jUniversity 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/19293108 Sep 2026 21:38 +0000at://did:plc:2rjkv4o7e62d5eutmpo37dpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzybtkg522jhttps://bsky.app/profile/soclinganth.bsky.social/post/3mungbb2lvk2jThe 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. https://careercenter.americananthro.org/job/714273/assistant-professor-of-anthropology/?LinkSource=PremiumListing03 Sep 2026 21:44 +0000at://did:plc:2rjkv4o7e62d5eutmpo37dpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mungbb2lvk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/soclinganth.bsky.social/post/3mu6hch3c6c2jCall for applications: Editor(s)-in-Chief of the Journal of Linguistic Anthropology – Deadline October 15, 2026 @journaloflinganth.bsky.social https://linguisticanthropology.org/blog/2026/08/28/call-for-applications-editors-in-chief-of-the-journal-of-linguistic-anthropology-deadline-october-15-2026/28 Aug 2026 22:53 +0000at://did:plc:2rjkv4o7e62d5eutmpo37dpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6hch3c6c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/soclinganth.bsky.social/post/3mu3okbqiac2jThe Department of Anthropology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications for a tenure-track position at the level of Assistant Professor in Language and Wellbeing, expected to start on September 1, 2027. https://careers.umass.edu/jobs/assistant-professor-department-of-anthropology-amherst-massachusetts-united-states27 Aug 2026 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:2rjkv4o7e62d5eutmpo37dpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3okbqiac2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/soclinganth.bsky.social/post/3mtc3jktvpk2jCongratulations to the Anthropological Association’s 2026 Award Recipients! 🎉 Special congratulations to Alejandro Paz and Michael Min-Torresdey, two linguistic anthropologists recognized among this year’s award recipients. https://americananthro.org/news/the-american-anthropological-associations-2026-award-recipients/17 Aug 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:2rjkv4o7e62d5eutmpo37dpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtc3jktvpk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/soclinganth.bsky.social/post/3mst7mv226222The 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/11 Aug 2026 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:2rjkv4o7e62d5eutmpo37dpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mst7mv226222https://bsky.app/profile/soclinganth.bsky.social/post/3msijq7pndc22Use the SLA Social Media Submission Form to submit publications, job postings, calls for papers, awards, funding opportunities, conferences, and other professional announcements for sharing across our social media channels. Submit here: https://linguisticanthropology.org/sla-social-media/07 Aug 2026 12:12 +0000at://did:plc:2rjkv4o7e62d5eutmpo37dpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3msijq7pndc22https://bsky.app/profile/soclinganth.bsky.social/post/3mr6fsjxjfs2r21 Jul 2026 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:2rjkv4o7e62d5eutmpo37dpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6fsjxjfs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/soclinganth.bsky.social/post/3mqpb5h2yec2rInterested in publishing on the SLA Blog? We are currently accepting pitches on any topic relevant to linguistic anthropology! Learn more about SLA, our blog, and how to submit here: linguisticanthropology.org/submissions/ https://linguisticanthropology.org/submissions/15 Jul 2026 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:2rjkv4o7e62d5eutmpo37dpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpb5h2yec2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/soclinganth.bsky.social/post/3mqchk5alzs2rThe SLA Blog is excited to announce our return from hiatus with a piece titled "There are Ghosts in this Machine: AI Anonymization and the Identification of Self" by María José Peláez, Kai Blevins, and Joel Kuipers https://linguisticanthropology.org/sla-blog/there-are-ghosts-in-this-machine-ai-anonymization-and-the-identification-of-self/10 Jul 2026 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:2rjkv4o7e62d5eutmpo37dpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqchk5alzs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/soclinganth.bsky.social/post/3mo4gr4dqqs2uRemembering Dr. Marcyliena Morgan https://linguisticanthropology.org/blog/2026/06/08/marcyliena-morgan-1950-2025/12 Jun 2026 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:2rjkv4o7e62d5eutmpo37dpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo4gr4dqqs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/soclinganth.bsky.social/post/3mnrw3hsod227The 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.08 Jun 2026 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:2rjkv4o7e62d5eutmpo37dpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnrw3hsod227https://bsky.app/profile/soclinganth.bsky.social/post/3mniypsoytc27SLA AWARD FOR PUBLIC OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY SERVICE: CALL FOR NOMINATIONS linguisticanthropology.org/about/prizes/ Please submit nominations using this google form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdRyERM43nIeLJmYWym3_fmkPQX1tQjKi9uY67ZjeH68-MRYA/viewform The submission deadline is June 15, 2026.05 Jun 2026 01:35 +0000at://did:plc:2rjkv4o7e62d5eutmpo37dpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mniypsoytc27https://bsky.app/profile/soclinganth.bsky.social/post/3mnakynjva227Happy Pride 2026!01 Jun 2026 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:2rjkv4o7e62d5eutmpo37dpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnakynjva227https://bsky.app/profile/soclinganth.bsky.social/post/3mhewdfqbck23The Society for Linguistic Anthropology holds an annual student essay competition at the undergraduate level. Submissions are due June 15, 2026. linguisticanthropology.org/about/prizes/19 Mar 2026 02:10 +0000at://did:plc:2rjkv4o7e62d5eutmpo37dpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhewdfqbck23https://bsky.app/profile/soclinganth.bsky.social/post/3mmcol42eck27Vernacular infrastructuring: Rethinking linguistic agency of minority-language speakers in multilingual digital environment Udiana Puspa Dewi https://anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jola.7003820 May 2026 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:2rjkv4o7e62d5eutmpo37dpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmcol42eck27https://bsky.app/profile/soclinganth.bsky.social/post/3mlwwjaurfs2tNarrative formatting, chronotopic orderings, and moralization in ex-gay stories Vincent Pak https://doi.org/10.1111/jola.7004416 May 2026 03:42 +0000at://did:plc:2rjkv4o7e62d5eutmpo37dpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwwjaurfs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/soclinganth.bsky.social/post/3mlu6uwfm5c2dThe 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: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdnR-dQYUgv1fdYseG5nimCWwmn_eS0f5qE-T661AuhqKFlYw/viewform15 May 2026 01:34 +0000at://did:plc:2rjkv4o7e62d5eutmpo37dpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlu6uwfm5c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/soclinganth.bsky.social/post/3mltvuwjlis2jTaylor 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! https://www.anthropology-news.org/articles/pigs-pokes-and-power-sovereign-silence-and-sustainable-futures-in-central-appalachia/14 May 2026 22:53 +0000at://did:plc:2rjkv4o7e62d5eutmpo37dpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltvuwjlis2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/soclinganth.bsky.social/post/3mjkjh4ixdc2oLanguage 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: https://tinyurl.com/languagemachines202615 Apr 2026 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:2rjkv4o7e62d5eutmpo37dpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkjh4ixdc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/soclinganth.bsky.social/post/3mj5zmxkxoc2dNonhuman situational enmeshments—How participants build temporal infrastructures for ChatGPT Nils Klowait, Maria Erofeeva https://doi.org/10.1111/jola.7003710 Apr 2026 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:2rjkv4o7e62d5eutmpo37dpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5zmxkxoc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/soclinganth.bsky.social/post/3miz4xtreoc2dThe algorithm's hidden layers: Nurturant matrices, quantitative poetry, and the religious ethics of language technology Zachary Sheldon https://doi.org/10.1111/jola.7004208 Apr 2026 20:27 +0000at://did:plc:2rjkv4o7e62d5eutmpo37dpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3miz4xtreoc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/soclinganth.bsky.social/post/3mimj4xcqds2f“It doesn't give a s*** about Arabic or English”: Semiotic ideologies and demarcation among LLM engineers in Amman, Jordan Tariq Adely https://doi.org/10.1111/jola.7003903 Apr 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:2rjkv4o7e62d5eutmpo37dpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mimj4xcqds2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/soclinganth.bsky.social/post/3mimelsdr3c2fThe chatbot's real self: On the archaeology of artificial personas Courtney Handman https://doi.org/10.1111/jola.7004003 Apr 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:2rjkv4o7e62d5eutmpo37dpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mimelsdr3c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/soclinganth.bsky.social/post/3mikitaxwwk2fLanguage machines: Toward a linguistic anthropology of large language models by Siri Lamoureaux, Michael Castelle, Anna Weichselbraun https://doi.org/10.1111/jola.7003303 Apr 2026 00:50 +0000at://did:plc:2rjkv4o7e62d5eutmpo37dpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mikitaxwwk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/soclinganth.bsky.social/post/3mik7uhsvqs2iHuman tests for machine models: What lies “Beyond the Imitation Game”? by Noya Kohavi & Anna Weichselbraun https://doi.org/10.1111/jola.70035 #LinguisticAnthropology #Anthropology #ethnography #LargeLanguageModels02 Apr 2026 22:09 +0000at://did:plc:2rjkv4o7e62d5eutmpo37dpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mik7uhsvqs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/soclinganth.bsky.social/post/3mhewdfqbck23The Society for Linguistic Anthropology holds an annual student essay competition at the undergraduate level. Submissions are due June 15, 2026. linguisticanthropology.org/about/prizes/19 Mar 2026 02:10 +0000at://did:plc:2rjkv4o7e62d5eutmpo37dpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhewdfqbck23