Elizabeth Colson
Elizabeth Colson | |
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Born | Rochester University National Academy of Sciences (1977) | June 15, 1917
Scientific career | |
Fields | Social anthropology |
Doctoral advisor | Clyde Kluckhohn |
Elizabeth Florence Colson (June 15, 1917 – August 3, 2016) was an American
Biography
Colson was born in Hewitt, Minnesota on June 15, 1917.
Research
Gwembe Tonga Project
In 1956, Elizabeth Colson was sent by the Rhodes-Livingstone Institute to study the potential effects that the construction of a dam and hydro-electric power plant would have on the Gwembe Tonga of Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia). She partnered with Thayer Scudder in order to collect data on the residents of Gwembe. Colson then outlined the social reactions observed during the resettlement of the Gwembe Tonga in her project report titled "The Social Consequences of Resettlement, the Impact of Kariba Resettlement Upon the Gwembe Tonga".[7] The reactions from the Gwembe expressed in Colson's report include: social upheaval, hostility towards the government, loss of legitimacy of local leaders who supported the resettlement of the Gwembe, increase of force on the part of the aforementioned leaders, and general instability in the Gwembe social structure.[9]
This research directly contributed to the academic discussions of resettlement, migration, and refugee communities in applied and development anthropology. Colson's research with Scudder on the Gwembe and the social and political aspects of their resettlement is ongoing.[7]
References
- ^ a b c Jennifer Cash (May 1998). "BIOGRAPHIES: Elizabeth Florence Colson". Indiana University. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
- ^ Lisa Cliggett (2008). "The Gwembe Tonga Research Project". University of Kentucky. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
- ISBN 978-0854962860.
- ^ .
- ^ "Elizabeth F. Colson". National Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ^ "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter C" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
- ^ a b c d Jennifer Cash, Elizabeth Colson's Indiana.edu Biography, "Indiana University", May 1998
- ^ In Memoriam: Elizabeth Florence Colson Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ISBN 0-7190-1032-2.