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Tricky body language

Indiana Gazette

“A native who held his chin in his hand was exhibiting an intent listening position – called ‘wisakatu. It was never interpreted that he was bored”, said anthropology professor Thomas D. Blakely after many years of fieldwork in Africa >>continue (link updated)

Indiana Gazette

"A native who held his chin in his hand was exhibiting an intent listening position - called 'wisakatu. It was never interpreted that he was bored", said anthropology professor Thomas D. Blakely after many years of fieldwork in Africa…

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Anthropology professor working on organs trafficking

University of California Berkeley

Medical anthropologist Nancy Scheper-Hughes is helping authorities in Brazil, Israel and South Africa investigate a shocking new “slave triangle” in which the poor are being taken to distant cities by criminal syndicates and coerced into selling their organs for illegal transplants >>continue

University of California Berkeley

Medical anthropologist Nancy Scheper-Hughes is helping authorities in Brazil, Israel and South Africa investigate a shocking new "slave triangle" in which the poor are being taken to distant cities by criminal syndicates and coerced into selling their…

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