Introduction
Introductory notes on the GLOCAL in general, its contributors and networks, and its history over its lifespan since the early 2000s
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Aims
A description of the tenets that structure the aims of the Global Council for Anthropological Linguistics, together with the tenets that contributes to its procedural aims.
Transparency
A delineation of the pathways for maintenance of full transparency of the process of the Global Council for Anthropological Linguistics.
Strategic Planning
The section includes an outline of the short and long term strategic vision of the GLOCAL, and its plan to integrate its partners, affiliates, and stakeholders in its plans.
Meetings
A description of the various categories of events both held independently by the GLOCAL, and in collaboration with other bodies globally, both local and transnational.<
Publications
A summary of the accomplishments and direction of the GLOCAL publications, both within research and beyond research boundaries.<
Media
Descriptions of the media produced by the GLOCAL and by its networks, all of which aid developments of the fields linguistic anthropology, sociolinguistics, language and society, and so forth<
Capacity Building
The GLOCAL contributes significantly to larger society and cultural fields, and as such, the section discusses the work by the GLOCAL to this extent. <
Networks
An introduction to the intentions and characteristics of GLOCAL networks globally, which have been organized at several levels.
Academic R and D
A brief on the research and development of work in linguistic anthropology, and significantly, through its various endeavours.
Internal
A full exposition of all structures and bodies internal to the GLOCAL, as well as its policies connected to and these internal members and units.
External
All external affiliated academic bodies, individual members, and organizations, as well as descriptions of the work of these affiliates with respect to the GLOCAL.
Parallel Partners
A description of academic bodies and organizations that are neither external nor internal, and which have specific partnerships with the GLOCAL.
Information regarding upcoming conferences, workshops, symposia, broadcasts and narrow casts, and other interactivity, both for members and for a larger global participants more broadly.
A description of upcoming media currently at various levels of development, that is, in planning, production, revision, recent completion, and visibility increase.
Projects
A broad inclusion of upcoming projects across all GLOCAL sectors, such as capacity building, research and development, and collaborations.
A description of the GLOCAL Conference on Lingiustic Anthropology, including its format, aims, and structure, and its networks globally, as well as its impact.
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CALA 2021
The GLOCAL Conference on Asian Linguistic Anthropology 2021. Universiti Putra Malaysia, 'Sept 1-3, themed 'Asian Text, Global Context (Part B).
CALA 2018
The GLOCAL Conference on Asian Linguistic Anthropology 2018. Phnom Penh, Cambodia,'Jun . 5-7, themed 'Revitalization and Representation (Part A).
CALA 2023
The GLOCAL Conference on Asian Linguistic Anthropology 2023, University of the Philippines Diliman, 'May 16-19, themed 'Symbol and Society (Pt B).
CALA 2020
The GLOCAL Conference on Asian Linguistic Anthropology 2021. Universiti Putra Malaysia, Feb 5-8, themed 'Asian Text, Global Context (Part A).
CALA 2022
The GLOCAL Conference on Asian Linguistic Anthropology 2022. University of the Philippines Diliman, 'Dec 19-21, themed 'Symbol and Society (Part A)
CALA 2019
The GLOCAL Conference on Asian Linguistic Anthropology 2019. Cambodia,'Jan. 23-26, themed 'Revitalization and Representation (Part B).
A description of the GLOCAL Conference on Mediterranean and European Linguistic Anthropology.
COMELA 2023
The GLOCAL Conference on Mediterranean and European Linguistic Anthropology 2023. Cambridge, England,'April, May, June, themed 'Poetics of Heretics (Preparatory talks)'.
COMELA 2022
The GLOCAL Conference on Mediterranean and European Linguistic Anthropology 2022. Athens, Greece,'July 19-23, themed 'Bounded Languages ... Unbounded (Part B).
COMELA 2021
The GLOCAL Conference on Mediterranean and European Linguistic Anthropology 2021. Athens, Greece,'JUn 4-5, themed 'Bounded Languages ... Unbounded (Part A).
COMELA 2020
The GLOCAL Conference on Mediterranean and European Linguistic Anthropology 2020 London, England,'September, Series of committee roundtables.
COMELA 2019
The GLOCAL Conference on Mediterranean and European Linguistic Anthropology 2019 London, England,'May, Series of committee roundtables.
A description of the GLOCAL African Assembly on Linguistic Anthropology.
AFALA 2024
IThe GLOCAL African Assembly on Linguistic Anthropology 2024 Pretoria, South Africa,'December 4-7, themed 'Code and Commodification as the New Decolonization.
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AFALA 2023
AFALA 2022
AFALA 2021
AFALA 2020
A description of the GLOCAL Middle Eastern Assembly on Lingiustic Anthropology.
MEALA 2024
IThe GLOCAL Middle Eastern Assembly for Linguistic Anthropology 2024.
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MEALA 2023
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MEALA 2022
IThe GLOCAL Middle Eastern Assembly for Linguistic Anthropology 2022.
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MEALA 2021
IThe GLOCAL Middle Eastern Assembly for Linguistic Anthropology 2021.
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An extended discussion of the Wenner Gren and its collaboration with the GLOCAL through a series of workshops
Wenner Gren Workshop 1
Information on and links for the first Wenner Gren - GLOCALworkshop on February 23, 2024, Chaired by WG President Professor Danilyn Rutherford.
Wenner Gren Workshop 2
Information on and links for the second Wenner Gren - GLOCAL workshop on May 22, 2024, Chaired by WG President Professor Danilyn Rutherford.
Wenner Gren Workshop 3
Information on and links for the first Wenner Gren - GLOCAL workshop on September 17, 2024, Chaired by WG President Professor Danilyn Rutherford.
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GLOwrite Workshop 122
Information on and links for the GLOwrite workshop, January 30, 2026, to springboard authors toward writing-publishing
GLOwrite Workshop 123
Information on and links for the GLOwrite workshop, June 20, 2026, to springboard authors toward writing-publishing
Sino Tibetan CL 1
Part 1 of a series of Sympoisa on Tibeto-Burman Historical Linguistics and its pertinence to current understandings, presented by Professor Nathan Hill.
Sino Tibetan CL 2
Part 2 of a series of Sympoisa on Tibeto-Burman Historical Linguistics and its pertinence to current understandings, presented by Professor Nathan Hill.
Sino Tibetan CL 3
Part 3 of a series of Sympoisa on Tibeto-Burman Historical Linguistics and its pertinence to current understandings, presented by Professor Nathan Hill.
Sino Tibetan CL 4
Part 4 of a series of Sympoisa on Tibeto-Burman Historical Linguistics and its pertinence to current understandings, presented by Professor Nathan Hill.
Computers in Historical Linguistics 1
Part 1 of a series of Sympoisa on Computers in Historical Linguistics and its pertinence to current understandings, presented by Professor Nathan Hill.
Anthrologue Episodes
All Anthrologue Episodes in full video format, as a series of several thousand episodes documenting academics and their work globally, and as a twenty year ethnography of the deep structures and cultural psychology of academia
An introduction to the Anthrologue Episodes, describing the purpose and format of the series of episodes documenting academics and their work globally, and the theoretical framework of academic ethnography
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Central Comm Meetings 2025
The three main general meetings held throughout the year 2025 among all GLOCAL global consortium institutional members and their representatives: Quadrimester 1, Quadrimester 2, Quadrimester 3
Central Comm Meetings 2026
The three main general meetings held throughout the year 2026 among all GLOCAL global consortium institutional members and their representatives: Quadrimester 1, Quadrimester 2, Quadrimester 3
Consortium Meetings 2025
Consortium Meetings 2026
General
Papers from each of the GLOCAL conferences that have been reviewed and revised for publications as SCOPUS and WoS / ISI indexed.
CALA
Papers from the GLOCAL Conferences on Asian Linguistic Anthropology that have been reviewed and revised for publications as SCOPUS and WoS / ISI indexed.
COMELA
Papers from the GLOCAL Conferences on Mediterranean and European Linguistic Anthropology that have been reviewed and revised for publications as SCOPUS and WoS / ISI indexed.
AFALA
Papers from the GLOCAL African Assembly on Linguistic Anthropology that have been reviewed and revised for publications as SCOPUS and WoS / ISI indexed.
MEALA
Papers from the GLOCAL Middle Eastern Assembly on Linguistic Anthropology that have been reviewed and revised for publications as SCOPUS and WoS / ISI indexed.
Policies
GLOCAL policy books and other documents that regulate the processes of the GLOCAL and associated scholars, bodies and committees.
Processes
GLOCAL processes explained in diagrammatic and other forms to increase undestandings of the Council's structure and development.
Style Guides
Documents that describe the style requirements of publications by the GLOCAL and its affiliations organizations and other groups.
The JALA
The Journal of Asian Linguistic Anthropology, publishing papers from scholars globally who focus on the Asian context of language and cultural psychology, as well as sociolinguistics and connected fields.
The JOMELA
The Journal of Mediterranean and European Linguistic Anthropology, publishing papers that focus on the European and Mediterranean contexts of language and cultural psychology, sociolinguistics and similar.
The MEALA-J
The Journal of African and MIddle Easten Linguistic Anthropology, publishing papers on African and Middle Eastern linguistic anthropology, anguage and cultural psychology, and sociolinguistics.
The JOOLA
The Journal of Oceanian Linguistic Anthropology, publishing papers from scholars globally who focus on the Oceanian contexts of language and cultural psychology, as well as sociolinguistics and connected fields.
The CCESALIA-J
The Journal of Caribbean, Central and South American Linguistic Anthropology, publishing papers from scholars globally who focus on the Caribbean, Central, and South American contexts of linguistic anthropology, sociolinguistics and connected fields.
The LADITE-J
The Journal of the Linguistic Anthropology of Digital Technologies, publishing papers from scholars globally who focus on language and its connection to the human of the digital world, of online technologies, and of machines.
Referred Projects
A list of projects significant to linguistics, anthropology, linguistic anthropology, cultural studies, sociology, and other scholarships, all of which have had a major impact in academia and in society beyond academia.
Books
Journals
Books4everyone - Indigenous Books
Books written by indigenous writers globally and written for indigenous groups and beyond, published by Professor Russell Bernard.at the Arizona State University, where all sales are directed towards indigenous writers.
GLOlang Maps
An archive of all world languages, with a portal for language and anthropological deposits by researchers and ethnographers. The archive is searchable through text and visual maps.
Cultural Maps
An archive of world cultural groups and their data, with a portal for cultural and social anthropological deposits by researchers and ethnographers. The archive is searchable through text and visual maps.
Ethnomusicology Maps
An archive of world ethnic and other musical genres, data, subgenres, with a portal for anthropological deposits by researchers and ethnographers, searchable through text and maps.
LA Lit
Commentaries, essays, syllogisms, ethnographies, and pieces on linguistic and cultural anthropology, and fields peripheral to the study of these domains.
Phonology AI
Visual methods in Anthropology, as a series of visual displays of methodical and methodological frameworks, as static and motian diagrams.
ViMIA
Visual methods in Anthropology, as a series of visual displays of methodological and methodical frameworks, as static and motian diagrams.
Shorts
Short pieces presenting experimental ideas in linguistic and sociocultural anthropology, encouraging theorists and researchers to explore new pathways.
LIAISE
The Linguistic Anthropological Interview Sessions feature several hundred interviews with prominent scholars in produced media packages.
LAC
The Language and Culture series features short commentaries on teh correlations of language and cultural practice, across regions globally.
AA
The Anthro Archives series comprises several hundred produced video narratives on anthropologists, their work, and anthropology in its broader sense.
External Video Content
GLOCAL networks and other partners contribute video content to the GLOCAL, highlighting work in Linguistic Anthropology and other pertinent fields.
GLOCAL App 1
GLOCAL App 2
GLOCAL App 2.
GAHLA
The Greek Association for Hellenic Linguistic Anthropology, as a network of scholarship on Greek mainlaind and diasporic language and cultural psychology.
LACASA
The Linguistic and CUltural Anthrpology of Saudi Arabia, exposing scholarship on Saudi Arabian language and cultural psychology.
CHALA
The Chinese Association for Linguistic Anthropology, as a network of scholarly work on Chinese mainlaind and diasporic language and cultural psychology.
GLOCAL Membership
The central portal for GLOCAL membership, for institutional affilaites, organizations, or individuals. The GLOCAL institutional affilaites total over 3,000 universities globally.
Terms of Affiliation
A full and detailed description of the terms of affiliation, to assist in navigating affiliation with the GLOCAL and in maximizing its benefits.
GLOCAL Space
Opportunities for use of GLOCAL space either virtually / online or phsyically at GLOCAL events such as conferences, symposia, and general meetings.
Academic Training
Information pertaining to the GLOCAL efforts to contribute to the growth of academic bodies in terms of scholarly expertise and administration.
Information pertaining to the efforts of the GLOCAL to build capacities throughout academic domains, corporate domains, and larger society.
Consultancy
Information on GLOCAL consultations to a range of bodies, from small organizations to government bodies, to foster expertise in respective areas.
GLOCAL in Society
The efforts of the GLOCAL to actively contribute to larger society, in terms of resolution of societal issues, and the strengthening of the application of cultural practices.
BRAG Grants
Information on the Building Research Accelerator Grant for schoalrs wishing to build their research portfolios and other aspects of their research.
Funding Request
A portal for funding requests from the GLOCAL for scholars and other ethnographers engaged in fields connected to linguistic cultural anthropology.
FEDER Grants
Information on the GLOCAL FEDER as a rolling grant for those drawing on anthropology to build educational systems in developing regions.
Introduction to the GLOCAL
The aims of the GLOCAL
Strategic planning
Strategic planning at the GLOCAL
Introduction to GLOCAL meetings
Introduction to GLOCAL publications
Introduction to GLOCAL Media
Introduction to the GLOCAL networks
Introduction to GLOCAL Academic R and D
Information on upcoming GLOCAL meetings
Information on upcoming GLOCAL media
Information on upcoming GLOCAL projects
The GLOCAL Conference on Mediterranean and European Linguistic Anthropology 2023. Cambridge, England, 'April, May, June, themed 'Poetics of Heretics (Preparatory talks)'.
A brief introduction to the Wenner Gren and its collaboration with the GLOCAL through a series of workshops
Information on and links for the first Wenner Gren - GLOCALworkshop on February 23, 2024, Chaired by WG President Professor Danilyn Rutherfod.
Information on and links for the second Wenner Gren - GLOCAL workshop on May 22, 2024, Chaired by WG President Professor Danilyn Rutherfod.<
Information on and links for the first Wenner Gren - GLOCAL workshop on September 17, 2024, Chaired by WG President Professor Danilyn Rutherfod.
Part 14of a series of Sympoisa on Tibeto-Burman Historical Linguistics and its pertinence to current understandings, presented by Professor Nathan Hill.
Anthrologue 1
Anthrologue Podcast 1
Anthrologue 2
Anthrologue Podcast 2
Anthrologue 3
Anthrologue Podcast 3
Anthrologue 4
Anthrologue Podcast 4
Anthrologue 5
Anthrologue Podcast 5
Anthrologue 6
Anthrologue Podcast 6
Anthrologue 7
Anthrologue Podcast 7
Anthrologue 8
Anthrologue Podcast 8
Anthrologue 9
Anthrologue Podcast 9
LingAnthr Maps
GLOCAL processes explained in diagramtic and other forms to increase undestandings of the Council's structure and development.
The efforts of teh GLOCAL to actively contribute to larger society, in terms of resolution of societal issues, and the strengthening of the application of cultural practices.
A portal for funding requests from the GLOCAL for schoalrs and other ethnographers engaged in fields connected to linguistic cultural anthropology.
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