On linguistic anthropologists in AAA offices

[Jim Wilce]

Hi:

Following up on something Laura Miller very appropriately mentioned the
other day in this venue, I just wanted to mention others who had worked
hard  in recent years to try to get  linguistic anthropologists elected
to AAA offices—efforts that have been quite successful.

In addition to the work of our great presidents, past (Susan Gal,
Sandro Duranti) and present (Elinor Ochs), members of  the SLA
Nominating Committee such as Mary Bucholtz, Bill Hanks, and Stanton
Wortham (still on and currently its chair) deserve a lot of credit,
too. Kit Woolard and Debra Spitulnik are working hard on these matters
along with Stanton now.

I mention this in part to keep before you the idea of being nominated
for office.

Best regards,

Jim Wilce