Our report from our webinar "Upsetting the Linguistic Anthropology Canon":

http://linguisticanthropology.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/LSJ-Citations-Syllabi-Report_December-2020.pdf

We addressed the necessity of reformulating and #decolonizing the #canon to be more inclusive and complex; of addressing troublesome legacies and critiquing the damaging parts of foundational figures’ academic practices…

Making visible voices which have been made invisible, such as queer scholars, scholars of color, indigenous scholars, scholars from places that are not the U.S, and scholars who write in languages other than standardized English(es)…

Looking beyond work that is thought of as linguistic anthropological; incorporating linguistic anthropology into a rewritten canon of the history of anthropology overall; and decentering European and imperial languages in our teaching/actively searching for broader examples…

Regarding #CitationPractices, we discussed citing media, non-academics, and our own study participants (as theorists); including research not considered linguistic anthropological; juxtaposing academic works with news, photos, social media, fiction, podcasts, and videos…

Here are some tips on finding sources:

Beyond merely citing marginalized scholars, we must ensure they are invited to speak and given access to other material aid. We must also pass on good citation practices to our students. We must ask ourselves and others: Who is appearing in bibliographies? Who isn’t? Why…?

Regarding #Syllabus design, start carefully! The beginning of the course frames the rest! Begin with and emphasize contemporary issues that resonate with students, which might be different for different classes. Adapt to the setting!

Reorganize our syllabi so students do not only read dead white men. Recategorize topics covered in our syllabi so that we do not neglect intersectional linkages or focus too heavily on chronology. Be critical! Assign critiques instead of or in addition to the original...

Include land acknowledgements in our syllabi, and invite community activists and non-academic experts into the classroom (and compensate them). Address student needs. Names, pronunciations, and pronouns should not be optional!

Cover more authors! Included in the attached document is a non-comprehensive but necessary start!

http://linguisticanthropology.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/LSJ-Citations-Syllabi-Report_December-2020.pdf