Not only are ‪@soclinganth‬ student memberships free, but they plan to offer (a limited number of) travel grants to students and non-TT faculty who present papers at the conference! #AmAnth2018

The Society of Linguistic Anthropology ‪@soclinganth‬ is the fourth largest AAA ‪@AmericanAnthro‬ section, by number of members, out of 42 sections! #AmAnth2018

A Black Man Can’t Have a Torah?

“Too hard to translate soup“

Susan Philips: “For Jane Hill, no language was ever alone.” #amanth2018

Dolores Huerta, in her opening keynote at #AmAnth2018 asked us to remember the names of the UFW Martyrs: alvaradofrazier.com/2012/03/3…

The Political Theology of Trump

I only got to watch the first half of “The Big Call” 《猜猜我是誰》on the plane, but if you’ve been waiting for a blockbuster action drama about Chinese phone scammers…

UT San Antonio Prof called the police on African American student who had propped her feet up on the seat in front of her

My first electric scooter ride in the brisk morning air woke me up better than caffeine!

Alarm over talks to implant UK employees with microchips

Clever Map Shows the True Size of Countries

Is Gender Written Into Your Skeleton?

“These guys have found a way to see through walls using ambient Wi-Fi signals and an ordinary smartphone.“

Young Activists Go Missing in China, Raising Fears of Crackdown

Striking Marriott Workers in San Jose Agree to Contract #AmAnth2018 #dendum

How colonial violence came home: the ugly truth of the first world war

If the United States had open borders, how many immigrants would come?

Octavia Butler on “company towns” in science fiction (Parable of the Sower):

“Texas is home to some of the biggest cities in the country – all of which now trend blue“

‘the Democratic Party’s “centrist” candidates were far more liberal in 2018 than they’ve been in past cycles‘

Colorado Abolishes Prison Slavery in Huge Win for Prisoners Rights

Serial Season Three is both important and infuriating.

Recent hiring trends in anthropology (Highlights from an important new study on the US anthropology job market.)

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