Linguistic Anthropology is the comparative study of the ways in which language shapes social life.

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The 2027 Society for Linguistic Anthropology Conference (SLA27) is thrilled to welcome you to New York City! For more information, please visit the conference website: slaconference.org – at New York, NY
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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. apply.interfolio.com/192931
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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.…
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The 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. careers.umass.edu/jobs/assis…
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Congratulations 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. americananthro.org/news/the-…
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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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SLA AWARD FOR PUBLIC OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY SERVICE: CALL FOR NOMINATIONS linguisticanthropology.org/a… 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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Abortion, incommunicability, and semiotic labor: Policing disciplinary boundaries through language ideological work among emergency nurses in a post-Roe environment Lynnette Arnold, Hannah Noblewolf, Lisa Wolf api.ripl.com/s/300z93
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Collective grief, liminality, and redressive action in Black fans' embodied engagement with Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Marissa Smith Morgan api.ripl.com/s/907q7f
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