<div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0px 0in 12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Dear Colleagues,</span><br></p><p style="margin:0px 0in 12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We are excited to announce that preparations are underway for launching<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">Talking</span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">Politics</span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">2024</span>! We are currently seeking enthusiastic, imaginative, and engaged individuals to<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">join</span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>our<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">organizing</span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">team</span>. </span></p><p style="margin:0px 0in 12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Now in its third iteration,<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">Talking</span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">Politics</span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>aims to create a cross-institutional, interdisciplinary, and publicly accessible platform for reimagining political engagement beyond traditional left-right binaries. By showcasing how various disciplines analyze different types of data to draw meaningful conclusions, we strive to provide a space where diverse audiences can engage with evidence-based tools and methods for understanding today’s political landscape. Together, we hope to foster deeper, more nuanced discussions about the structure of political events and the role of language, media, and messages in public life.</span><span style="font-size:11pt"></span></p><p style="margin:0px 0in 12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span class="gmail-il">Talking</span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">Politics</span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">2024</span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>will focus on the upcoming<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">2024</span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>US Presidential Election, featuring a series of online workshops, watch parties, and other innovative formats. Synchronous events in the series will run from September–December<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">2024</span>, with additional asynchronous components as well as a final, culminating event in May 2025. </span><span style="font-size:11pt"></span></p><p style="margin:0px 0in 12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">This year's event is co-organized by students and faculty at The University of Chicago and Brown University and the CLASP (Culture, Language, and Social Practice) program at CU Boulder. We are currently seeking enthusiastic individuals from various universities and departments to<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">join</span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>our<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">organizing</span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">team</span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>and help build<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">Talking</span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">Politics</span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">2024</span>.</span><span style="font-size:11pt"></span></p><p style="margin:0px 0in 12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Core<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">team</span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>members will take an active role in event planning, outreach and promotion, and website and content development. They will also be included in peer-reviewed publishing and media-production efforts that the<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">team</span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>will co-lead, both during the series and after its conclusion. Our estimated time commitment is as follows: 15 hours/month (Jul to Sep<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">2024</span>), 8 hours/month (Sep to Dec 2025), and 4 hours/month (Jan to May 2025).<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J5R53os-ehWvJ9zfJQUxbuyDRIvN0hWcjO_RwH902mI/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">Please click here for a detailed schedule and work plan.</span></a></span></p><p style="margin:0px 0in 12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">organizing</span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">team</span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>will begin work in July<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">2024</span>. If you are passionate about political engagement and eager to help steer<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">Talking</span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">Politics</span><span class="gmail-il">2024</span>, we would love to hear from you! </span><span style="font-size:11pt"></span></p><p style="margin:0px 0in 12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">To express your interest in joining the<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">organizing</span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">team</span>, please email Wee Yang Soh at<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt"><a href="mailto:weeyangs@uchicago.edu" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">weeyangs@uchicago.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>by<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Friday, July 19,<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">2024</span>.</b><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>The first meeting of the<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">organizing</span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>committee is tentatively scheduled for<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Monday, July 22,<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">2024</span>, at 8 PM (Central Time)</b>. Feel free to share this opportunity with anyone who might be interested.</span><span style="font-size:11pt"></span></p><p style="margin:0px 0in 12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Best regards,</span></p><p style="margin:0px 0in 12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Wee Yang Soh</span><span style="font-size:11pt"></span></p><p style="margin:0px 0in 12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span class="gmail-il">Talking</span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">Politics</span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">2024</span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">Organizing</span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>Committee</span></p><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:left"><b style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="garamond, serif">Society for Linguistic Anthropology Online</font></b></div><div style="text-align:left"><font face="garamond, serif"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Digital Media Directors: Catherine Tebaldi (Universite du Luxembourg), Shannon Ward (University of British Columbia Okanagan)</span></font></div><div style="text-align:left"><font face="garamond, serif">SLA Social Media Manager: Nora Tyeklar (University of Maine at Augusta)</font></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>