Cohen, David William
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Name (Latin)
Cohen, David William
Other forms of name
Cohen, D. W. (David William)
Cohen, David W. (David William)
Date of birth
1943
Associated country
United States
Field of activity
Busoga Province (Uganda)--History
soga african people history
Anthropology
History
Occupation
Anthropology teachers
Historians
History teachers
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Enkaana, 2022:title page (fieldworks texts compiled by David William Cohen on the history of the Basoga people) page 4 of cover (fieldwork texts collected in Busoga [Uganda] between 1964-1972)
- Northwestern University, Program of African Studies [newsletter], volume 23, number 2, winter 2013, viewed online April 2, 2021:page 1 (Message from new PAS director Will Reno; previous PAS leaders include David William Cohen, University of Michigan)
- Reliving the past, c1985:t.p. (David William Cohen) p. 325 (b. 1943; Ph. D. from U. of London; is prof. of history and anthropology at Johns Hopkins U.)
- University of Michigan website, History, viewed April 2 2021(David William Cohen, Professor Emeritus; History; Ph.D. University of London, 1970; his The risks of knowledge (1990) is his third coauthored study of Kenya with E. S. Atieno Odhiambo, investigates the murder of a Kenyan statesman; research interests: precolonial and 20th century Africa, Eastern and Southern Africa; historical anthropology; the production of history)
- His Womunafu's Bunafu, 1977:t.p. (David William Cohen)
- His Misango's song, 1979:t.p. (D.W. Cohen)
- LC data base, 2/17/84(hdg.: Cohen, David William; usage: David William Cohen, David W. Cohen)
- Reliving the past, c1985:t.p. (David William Cohen) p. 325 (b. 1943; Ph. D. fr. U. of London; is prof. of history and anthropology at Johns Hopkins U.)
Wikipedia description:
David William Cohen (born 2 June 1943) is emeritus Professor of History and Anthropology at the University of Michigan. He specializes in East Africa (Kenya, Uganda) and is a leader in the emerging field of historical anthropology. He is Honorary Research Fellow, Archive and Public Culture Initiative, University of Cape Town. Cohen received his PhD from the University of London. He taught at Johns Hopkins University, and was later professor of anthropology and history and director of the Program of African Studies at Northwestern University. With E. S. Atieno Odhiambo, he wrote on the multiple investigations into the 1990 disappearance and death of Kenya's Foreign Minister, Robert Ouko.
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