Dissertation Research: Historical Consciousness of a Displaced Population

该项目支持南部非洲博茨瓦纳一名人类学专业学生的学位论文研究。该项目考察了一个民族(赫雷罗人)被流放的历史意识，这与他们适应东道国社会的现状形成了对比。该方法结合了对口腔生活史的深入访谈和家庭调查，以及对当前社会的参与式观察。这个项目之所以重要，是因为世界历史可以被视为流亡、流离失所和其他重大人口流动的历史。了解一些人如何使他们的现状合理化并接受他们的流放感，可以帮助我们了解适应人口跨越国界流动的一般模式，这可以帮助改善问题。

This project supports the dissertation research of an anthropology student in Botswana, southern Africa. The project examines the historical consciousness of being exiled of a people (the Herero), which is in contrast with their present situation of adaptation to their host society. The methodology combines intensive interviewing on oral life histories and a household survey with participant observation of the current society. This project is important because the history of the world can be seen as one of exile, displacement and other significant population movements. Understanding how some people rationalize their current situation and come to terms with their sense of exile can help us understand general patterns of adaptation to population movement across national borders, which can help ameliorate problems.