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- ↑ Introducing Edward Sapir. J. David Sapir. Language in Society , Vol. 14, No. 3 (Sep., 1985), pp. 289-297
- ↑ Department of Anthropology
- ↑ Bridging Gaps: J. David Sapir blends anthropology and photography into a mind-opening Internet experience. By Porscha Chavon Burke
- ↑ http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ANTH/pdfs/style_pdf/visual_anthropology_review_v16n1.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
