SALSA is turning 30! SALSA XXX, our 30th conference, will take place on January 16-17, 2026 at the University of Texas at Austin. This year the conference will feature a themed panel, focusing on topics related to Taboo and Transgression.
This is SALSA’s third year after restarting post-COVID hiatus. In its new iteration, the conference is spearheaded by graduate students in the program of Linguistic Anthropology at the University of Texas at Austin, with support from other departments. While we will welcome submissions relating to any of the many ways that language is used in society, we will prioritize submissions that utilize a more anthropological view on language use.
The conference will feature speakers from a variety of different universities, at both the graduate and faculty level. Each speaker’s presentation will explore the ways that language is utilized in our world, including the use of technology and media, language ideologies and identity building, linguistic landscapes, language revitalization, embodied conversation and narrative analysis, as well as language play and verbal art!
Registration
SALSA is free for all to attend!
Travel
Additional details on the timing of the conference coming soon.
All conference proceedings will take place in the Glickman Conference Center (RLP 1.302A & 1.302B).
