[Linganth] SLA and the AAA in Tampa

Tue Mar 5 04:36:31 UTC 2024

Your e-mail only contributes to U.S. political polarization. It is
*beneath* the
station of a scholar and the mission of a scholarly association to
participate in such politicking. I hope that all the anthropologists, who
are worried about international boycotts, are equally worried about
*intra-*national
(!) boycotts, which tear at the seams of our society, turning citizen
against citizen and state against state.

On Mon, Mar 4, 2024 at 10:52 AM E. Summerson Carr <esc at uchicago.edu> wrote:

> Dear SLA members,
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> We know many of you are making decisions about whether or not to attend
> the upcoming AAAs in Florida. Some members feel compelled to attend the
> conference for a variety of reasons, while other members do not feel safe,
> comfortable, or otherwise inclined to travel to Florida. Some members are
> participating in a boycott of the meeting. One thing that is clearly shared
> across the membership: we all want chances to share our work with
> colleagues and learn about our colleagues' work in kind.
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> With this all in mind, the SLA Executive Board wants to reduce pressure to
> attend the AAA meeting and has therefore made the following adjustments:
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>    1. The SLA business meeting will be held virtually immediately
>    preceding the AAA meeting.
>    2. The SLA extended board meeting will also be held virtually, with a
>    date to be determined.
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> As for future opportunities for in-person gatherings to share research, we
> have begun planning for an SLA meeting in Chicago to take place in the
> Spring of 2025. At this event, which will be held a mere six months after
> the AAAs, we will host award ceremonies (i.e., Sapir Prize, student paper
> prizes) as well as the graduate prize panel, along with the usual array of
> panels and events that feature members' work.
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> We are also committed to building some virtual programming and are
> currently seeking nominations for a virtual programming coordinator.
> Members interested in nominating or self-nominating for this position
> should contact Summerson Carr at esc at uchicago.edu <esc at uchciago.edu> by
> March 30, 2024. (See position description below).
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> The SLA is seeking a virtual program coordinator who will be responsible
> for creating online content of broad interest to the SLA community.
> Programming may include: workshops on professionalization (structuring key
> documents, mock interviews, non-academic careers, etc.); methodology
> (recording, transcription, fieldwork ethics, etc.); coordinating online
> writing groups; establishing online mentoring workshops; and organizing
> conversations on social justice issues and contemporary political problems
> (along the lines of "Talking Politics"). The coordinator will work with
> different constituencies within the SLA, as well as related groups beyond
> the SLA, to develop virtual programming.
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> In the meantime, for those planning on attending the AAAs, you should know
> that the SLA will have an in-person presence at the AAA in Tampa, if in a
> more limited way. We ask that you please participate in the survey
> <https://s-2e1413-i.sgizmo.com/s3/i-a8lQY3f4v1QxtVQeZo-6845805/?sguid=a8lQY3f4v1QxtVQeZo>
> on the Tampa meeting that the AAA released today. We have asked them to
> design it in such a way that we will be able to discern the section
> membership of respondents. This will help us determine how many SLA members
> will be in attendance at the Tampa conference and to scale and organize an
> informal social event for attendees if there is interest.
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> For those seeking more information, you can find the AAA’s official stance
> on the Tampa meeting here
> <https://annualmeeting.americananthro.org/general-info/faqs/tampa-faqs/>
> and read an open letter
> <https://americananthro.org/news/presidents-letter-regarding-annual-meeting-in-tampa/>from
> AAA's President, Professor Whitney Battle Baptiste. You will also find that
> other sections are taking various actions, including boycotting
> <https://my.americananthro.org/community/NC__Login?ec=302&startURL=%2Fcommunity%2Fs%2Fgroup%2F0F98W000000wmoH%2Fall-members-community%3Fs1oid%3D00D5e0000011Wlu%26s1nid%3D0DB8W00000158U4%26emkind%3DchatterGroupDigest%26s1uid%3D0058W00000AA1ZW%26emtm%3D1709445096237%26fromEmail%3D1%26s1ext%3D0>
> the Tampa meeting. Finally, as members make decisions about how to proceed,
> some may wish to take the opportunities for virtual submissions for the
> Tampa AAA.
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> We hope these pragmatic shifts will serve the SLA membership as a whole by
> providing some meaningful options for participation. Please reach out to
> Summerson Carr (esc at uchicago.edu) and Jillian Cavanaugh (
> jillianrcavanaugh at gmail.com) if you have questions.
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> All best,
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>
> The SLA Executive Board (Lynnette Arnold, Netta Avineri, Summerson Carr,
> Jillian Cavanaugh, Kate Graber, and Xochitl Marsilli-Vargas)
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