Another review of "The Unnaming of Kroeber Hall", by Lærke Cecilie Anbert in Anthropology Book Forum anthrobookforum.americananthro.org/garrett-andrew…

“a masterclass in rigorous, empathic scholarship.” “a nuanced, well-researched and detailed account of early-twentieth-century anthropology and linguistics.” The Unnaming of Kroeber Hall: Language, Memory, and Indigenous California a.co/d/c167RbW #Amazon via @Amazon

Berkeley Prof. Nicole Holliday among other "grammar geeks" quoted in The New York Times! nytimes.com/2024/08/10/us/…

'Well, which is it? Was Kroeber good or bad? Ethical or unethical?' N. J. Enfield on how Alfred Kroeber’s anti-racist credentials have been posthumously challenged the-tls.co.uk/politics-socie…

Hey, I've seen those pages before!

Happy birthday, dear Ken! 🥳 Episode 34 of our podcast, an interview with Mary Laughren (University of Queensland) about research into the languages of Central Australia, is a great starting point to learn more about Kenneth Hale’s work! 🎙️ hiphilangsci.net/2023/07/01/pod… #Histlx

New in review The TLS: "The Unnaming of Kroeber Hall, is a masterpiece of grace, balance and honesty in research." bit.ly/3LYoA1J

In our latest long interview, Chloé Laplantine (Chloé Laplantine) talks to Regna Darnell (Western University) about her own anthropological work and the history of (American) anthropology, particularly the works of Franz Boas. 🎙️ hiphilangsci.net/2024/08/20/int… #Histlx

.Berkeley Linguistics Professor Nicole Holliday spent years examining what Kamala Harris' speaking style says about her culture and identity. Learn more about her research: bit.ly/4dZUIy7

Stanford Linguistics is hiring!!! We have an open area, open rank faculty position! Apply here: facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/4947…

Do people really also ask these things? Surely not ...

"Those birds and all the living things up there haven’t heard running water in over 100 years — it’s a completely different landscape." nytimes.com/2024/08/27/us/…

noam chomsky and david lynch look like the before and after of a makeover

Looking forward to the upcoming issue of Alta Journal, featuring Robert Roper's article about Alfred Kroeber, Kroeber Hall, and my book "The Unnaming of Kroeber Hall" altaonline.com/current/a62045…

I was interviewed by Carolina Rodriguez Alzza for CaMP Anthropology about my book "The Unnaming of Kroeber Hall". campanthropology.org/2024/09/23/and…

In the new Alta Journal, Robert Roper's "Goodbye, Kroeber Hall" features much discussion of and from my book on Kroeber. (Caveat: I'm called "one of a handful of professors who wrote against the proposal", but actually I supported unnaming Kroeber Hall.) altaonline.com/dispatches/a61…

Linguists & linguistic anthropologists: For a writing seminar, I'd love to hear recommendations of your favorite writing in this area by those who do an especially good (or I suppose a remarkably bad) job of positioning (themselves in relation to what they are writing about).

I was pleased to contribute to a collection of memories of the late Anna Morpurgo Davies, who died 10 years ago today. My essay: philsoc.org.uk/media/2024/09/… The collection: philsoc.org.uk/anna-morpurgo-…