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The 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 linguisticanthropology.org/sla-blog/the...

There are Ghosts in this Machine: AI Anonymization and the Identification of Self - Society for Linguistic Anthropology

There are Ghosts in this Machine: AI Anonymization and the Identification of Self What happens when the tools designed to protect research participants end up either 1) obscuring their facial expressi...

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Remembering Dr. Marcyliena Morgan linguisticanthropology.org/blog/2026/06...

Marcyliena Morgan, 1950-2025 - Society for Linguistic Anthropology

Marvin Sterling Prof. Marcy Morgan was co-chair of my MA and PhD committees in the Department of Anthropology at UCLA. My MA thesis explored the experiences of African American military personnel at a...

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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.

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.

Happy Pride 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/

Vernacular infrastructuring: Rethinking linguistic agency of minority-language speakers in multilingual digital environment Udiana Puspa Dewi anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Narrative formatting, chronotopic orderings, and moralization in ex-gay stories Vincent Pak doi.org/10.1111/jola...

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...

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...

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...

Nonhuman situational enmeshments—How participants build temporal infrastructures for ChatGPT Nils Klowait, Maria Erofeeva doi.org/10.1111/jola...

The algorithm's hidden layers: Nurturant matrices, quantitative poetry, and the religious ethics of language technology Zachary Sheldon doi.org/10.1111/jola...

“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...

The chatbot's real self: On the archaeology of artificial personas Courtney Handman doi.org/10.1111/jola...

What if you had a collection of research all in one place that showcased the importance of ambivalence, bivalency and ambiguity in our understanding of language? Look no further than this Virtual Issue curated by Sarah Muir! anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...

Language machines: Toward a linguistic anthropology of large language models by Siri Lamoureaux, Michael Castelle, Anna Weichselbraun doi.org/10.1111/jola...

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

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/

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

"The Semiotics and Politics of Perspective," a special issue of Anthropological Quarterly is out now! muse.jhu.edu/issue/56418

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...

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

From A for algebra to T for tariffs: Arabic words used in English speech https://aje.io/kw1deh

Mainers are known for their accent—but what is the Maine accent, really? A Maine Explained video from Maine Public explores how Mainers hear their own speech, how outsiders perceive it, and whether it’s changing. A great look at language, identity, and history. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAKT...

What is the Maine Accent? | Maine Explained

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The December 2025 issue of the Journal of Linguistic Anthropology @journaloflinganth.bsky.social has been published! Be sure to check out visual summaries and author interviews on the JLA's social media channels: linktr.ee/journaloflin... anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15481395...

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The SLA column in Anthropology News is gearing up for its 2026 issues, and proposals are now welcomed. Stories and photo essays that highlight linguistic-anthropological insights—whether through compelling narrative or striking images—are all eligible. www.anthropology-news.org

Anthropology News - The award-winning member magazine by the AAA

The American Anthropological Association's member magazine, covering anthropology news topics ranging from Archaeology to Language.

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Rosalía’s shift across many languages and Bad Bunny’s focus on Spanish reflect two different ways of using language to express culture and creativity. hiplatina.com/rosalia-bad-...

Rosalía, Bad Bunny, and the Debate on Language and Identity in Music - HipLatina

Rosalía’s LUX and Bad Bunny’s Spanish only vision show the beauty of range in Latin music.

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